Last week on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Young the Giant offered up a super-charged performance of their recent single “Simplify”, showcasing lead singer Sameer Gadhia’s powerful vocals and energizing stage presence front and center. Check out the performance below: “Everything in modern life is complicated,” explains Gadhia of the single. “Each decision divides into possible alternatives, reflections multiplying within themselves endlessly, like a room of a thousand mirrors. We construct images of how life should be lived: how to act, dress, tweet, and vote, and often times it is easy to lose your true self to the images we create for all to see. But love is simple, and to love someone is to love all of humanity. It is the closest thing to truth, and even though love can be compromising, painful, and exhausting, we can only see our truest selves in the eyes of another. This is the essence of “Simplify”.” TOUR DATES: FRI July 13 – Prior Lake, MN – Lakefront Music Fest SAT July 21 – New York, NY – Rumsey Playfield SAT September 1 – Boston, MA – Rock the Roots September 14-16 – Denver, CO – Grandoozy Festival September 14-16 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest TUE September 18 – Bethlehem, PA – Yuengling Summer Concert Series FRI September 21 – lthaca, NY – Cayuga Sound SAT September 22 – Roanoke, VA – Budweiser Summer Series SUN September 30 – Dana Point, CA – Ohana FRI October 5 – Napa, CA – Silverado Resort & Spa THU October 25 – Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live * FRI October 26 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room * SAT October 27 – Atlanta, GA – The Coca Cola Roxy * TUE October 30 – Nashville, TN – Ryman * FRI November 2 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore * SAT November 3 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz * SUN November 4 – Richmond, VA – The National * TUE November 6 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues * THU November 8 – Toronto, ON – Rebel * FRI November 9 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS SAT November 10 – Portland, ME – State Theatre * SUN November 11 – Providence, RI – The Strand * TUE November 13 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel * WED November 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel * FRI November 16 – Washington, DC – Anthem * * w. LIGHTS as support