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New London, Connecticut, United States (2005 – present)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is a Brooklyn and Philadelphia based indie-rock band consisting of Alec Ounsworth, Lee Sargent, Robbie Guertin, Tyler Sargent, and Sean Greenhalgh. All the band members attended Connecticut College, in New London, Connecticut, United States
Their debut album, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, recorded by Adam Lasus (Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo/The Dirt of Luck), was self-released in 2005, receiving attention from numerous MP3 blogs and a favorable review from Pitchfork Media, who gave the band a “Best New Music” commendation. The ensuing demand for the album was so great that the band were forced to re-press the CD, as the initial production run was too small. David Bowie and David Byrne have recently been spotted at some of the band’s shows, garnering them even more press. Most recently, they received praise from Rolling Stone as the ‘Hot New Band’ for 2005. On October 3, 2005, they were signed to Wichita Recordings in the UK.
The band members live in Brooklyn, with the exception of Ounsworth who lives in Philadelphia.
Frontman Alec Ounsworth has a side project (Flashy Python and the Body Snatchers), and a solo project, while drummer Sean Greenhalgh also is the frontman for Mr. Brownstone, a Guns N’ Roses tribute band.
Their single, ‘Home On Ice’, was on regular rotation on Australia’s Triple J.
Their debut album, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, recorded by Adam Lasus (Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo/The Dirt of Luck), was self-released in 2005, receiving attention from numerous MP3 blogs and a favorable review from Pitchfork Media, who gave the band a “Best New Music” commendation. The ensuing demand for the album was so great that the band were forced to re-press the CD, as the initial production run was too small. David Bowie and David Byrne have recently been spotted at some of the band’s shows, garnering them even more press. Most recently, they received praise from Rolling Stone as the ‘Hot New Band’ for 2005. On October 3, 2005, they were signed to Wichita Recordings in the UK.
The band members live in Brooklyn, with the exception of Ounsworth who lives in Philadelphia.
Frontman Alec Ounsworth has a side project (Flashy Python and the Body Snatchers), and a solo project, while drummer Sean Greenhalgh also is the frontman for Mr. Brownstone, a Guns N’ Roses tribute band.
Their single, ‘Home On Ice’, was on regular rotation on Australia’s Triple J.
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Is This Love?
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Details of the War
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Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away
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Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood
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Heavy Metal
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Clap Your Hands!
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In This Home on Ice
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Satan Said Dance
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Gimmie Some Salt
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Some Loud Thunder
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Yankee Go Home
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Shoutbox
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tommywats wrote:
these guys are really unique... and so awesome
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nosoyglam wrote:
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kristenwarncke wrote:
still think lead singer sounds like a south park character. but no hate!
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WTFortissimo wrote:
@ ChrissyTheGreat: The musics still the same, I still like it... So do other people. @ Durkadoo: A primary characteristic necessary for a joke is humour. Think on that, sweetie.
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ChrissyTheGreat wrote:
I vaguely remember this band as being cool a couple years ago.
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Durkadoo wrote:
I actually love CYHSY you guys need to learn how to take a joke
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ElectricGod wrote:
i'm kinda waitin' for the next studio album [2]
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ar99 wrote:
http://turningthelightbulb.wordpress.com/
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WillFry wrote:
@m-lod: He's hardly a douche. He's not saying anything anything negative about CYHSY, he's just saying that they're not for him. Everybody's entitled to their own tastes.
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mulleteer3 wrote:
plz release a new album soon! im melting!
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szklane_oko wrote:
i'm kinda waitin' for the next studio album.
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m-lod wrote:
shut up standingonair66... ur a class A douche
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Standingonair66 wrote:
I wish I liked this more. But I don't.
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memaggieO wrote:
Say yeah!
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SpaceChief wrote:
Durkadoo I didn't know you had a successful band.
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WTFortissimo wrote:
When people have nothing better to do then post crap about a band where only fans of said band will read it, I think that says a hell of a lot more about THEIR retardedness than anyone else's, Mr. Four Comments down... Love love love this band. I don't even know how I came across them but ever since, they've been on repeat :)
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Heropsychodream wrote:
Wow. Thank you NPR for turning me onto this fantastic band! Indie has evolved into something ugly with groups that have animals in their names. It all sounds like a wall of noise but this... this is just perfect.
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DejziU2 wrote:
my god, this is ... just bad. |:
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Aesthete24 wrote:
i don't think retarded people should share their opinions tbh
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Durkadoo wrote:
i think its great that a retarded man can front a successful band
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