Founded in 2012, Gang of Youths is an Australian indie rock band currently residing in London. Their music falls into the alternative rock genre.

The original members were acquainted at an evangelical church. David Le’aupepe as lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and piano; Joji Malani as lead guitar; Max Dunn as bass guitar; Jung Kim on keyboards and guitar; and Sam O'Donnell on drums.

In 2013, they began working on their debut album, The Positions. Throughout the production of this album, the band saw a replacement in drum players, with O'Donnell being replaced by Donnie Borzestowski. Released on 17 April 2015, the album revolves around Le’aupepe’s personal struggles.

The Positions, as a debut, was successful, peaking at #5 on the ARIA Charts and being nominated for five awards, including Breakthrough Artist – Release, Best Rock Album, and Best Australian Live Act.

Their next musical endeavor was the Let Me Be Clear EP, released on 29 July 2016 and prefaced with the release of “Strange Diseases”. This EP peaked at #2 on the ARIA Charts and was nominated for Best Rock Album, ultimately awarded to Violent Soho for WACO.

One year later, on 18 August 2017, Go Farther in Lightness was released. To date, it has been their most successful album. Debuting at #1 on the ARIA Charts, it was nominated for eight ARIA awards and won four, including Album of the Year and Best Rock Album.

In October 2019, the band announced that founding member Joji Malani would leave the band: he was then replaced by multi-instrumentalist Tom Hobden, formerly of Noah and the Whale and a touring member of Mumford & Sons.

The band’s third studio album was due to be released in 2020, but the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic caused the release date to be postponed indefinitely.