Home of the Strange

On April 15, 2016, the band released "Amerika" as an announcement track to the new album. The next song to be released, "Something to Believe In", was released as the first official radio single from the album.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases |title=Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases | |website=Allaccess.com |accessdate=July 31, 2016}} On May 16, 2016, they announced the Home of the Strange Tour, which started in the West Coast on August 13,{{cite web|url=http://www.youngthegiant.com/news/announcing-home-strange-tour-945821 |title=Announcing The Home of the Strange Tour|accessdate=August 8, 2016}} and toured around the US. Three additional tracks, "Titus Was Born",{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sL1f9Q25sM |title=Young the Giant: Titus Was Born (Official Visualizer) |publisher=YouTube |date=June 17, 2016 |accessdate=August 5, 2016}} "Jungle Youth"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRICyWsnU18 |title=Young the Giant: Jungle Youth (Official Visualizer) |publisher=YouTube |date=July 15, 2016 |accessdate=August 5, 2016}} and "Silvertongue",{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NytGzDhMnA0 |title=Young The Giant: Silvertongue [OFFICIAL VIDEO] |publisher=YouTube |date=August 5, 2016|accessdate=August 5, 2016}} were released the weeks preceding the release of Home of the Strange.

Home of the Strange deals with the band's immigrant history and American identity. Lead singer Sameer Gadhia is a first generation American of Indian heritage. The track "Amerika" was inspired by Franz Kafka's unfinished novel of the same name.{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/08/07/489061757/young-the-giant-talks-their-immmigrant-background|title=Young The Giant Touches On Immigrant Background In 'Home Of The Strange'|newspaper=NPR.org|publisher=|accessdate=19 September 2016}}

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|MC = 76/100 {{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/home-of-the-strange/young-the-giant/critic-reviews|title=Home of the Strange by Young the Giant|website=Metacritic |publisher=|accessdate=19 September 2016}}

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Home of the Strange garnered mostly positive reviews. Entertainment Weekly commented that the band found more substance for the album: "the group ascends from the third-tier trenches that waylaid their early career, dishing out their richest and most varied project to date."{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/08/11/young-giant-home-strange-ew-review/|title=Young the Giant's 'Home of the Strange': EW Review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly }} Rolling Stone praised the timing of the album with the heated politics of 2016, writing "the band's third album comes at a time when hyphenated Americans are reminded daily of their status. The lyrics of Home of the Strange reflect that, taking a stance while yet referencing a complex, ongoing identity crisis." However, Rolling Stone pointed out the band's "longstanding musical identity crisis".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-young-the-giants-home-of-the-strange-explores-identity-in-u-s-252455/|title = Review: Young the Giant's 'Home of the Strange' Explores U.S. Identity| magazine=Rolling Stone |date = 12 August 2016}} Allmusic commented that the album was "their funkiest offering to date."

{{Track listing

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| title1 = Amerika

| length1 = 4:00

| title2 = Something to Believe In

| length2 = 3:48

| title3 = Elsewhere

| length3 = 3:44

| title4 = Mr. Know-It-All

| length4 = 3:11

| title5 = Jungle Youth

| length5 = 3:40

| title6 = Titus Was Born

| length6 = 4:02

| title7 = Repeat

| length7 = 3:05

| title8 = Silvertongue

| length8 = 3:17

| title9 = Art Exhibit

| length9 = 4:03

| title10 = Nothing's Over

| length10 = 4:24

| title11 = Home of the Strange

| length11 = 2:36

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• Sameer Gadhia - lead vocals, percussion, ukulele, organ, electric guitar
• Eric Cannata - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, synths, additional vocals, percussion
• Francois Comtois - drums, percussion, additional vocals, piano, synths
• Jacob Tilley - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, synths, vibraphone
• Payam Doostzadeh - bass, piano, synths
• Alex Salibian - additional electric guitar, piano, synths, vocals
• Additional singers: Alexandra Govere, Gabrielle Walter-Clay, Nilu Madadi, Nora Riegels, Sonia Gadhia

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