Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
 

Looking forward to catching these guys on tour, pretty small venues from what I can see.

http://www.clapyourhandssayyeah.com/shows.php


berated was I for not spelling the name right
no comma on the webpage.

Riyl?

Frankly, I'd rather see the Sigur Roses and the Radioheads. Oh, and the Pulps and the Big Stars too.


It's Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah. That's the band's name. ;)

They're in Columbus on 9/20. Maybe I'll check 'em out. BDB generally has pretty good taste... ;)

Except the fact that's he named after an artist whose output has increasingly become worse and worse and whose debut now looks like a fluke. But I guess he still has good taste. :)

Are they any good? What do they sound like? This smells suspiciously of Yet Another Band That Pitchfork Loves Because They Represent Some Kind Of New York Post-Graduate Slacker, Ringer T-shirt Hipster Trend (YABTPLBTRSKONYPGSRTHT).

Goddamn, what a buzzkill.

:lol:

You know that Cure song, "In Between Days", where they try to sound like New Order? That's what they sound like, at least to me (based on the one song I've heard.)

why have I not heard of this band... :confused:

Self produced album...probably isn't being played outside of large cities like New York or other places with eclectic indy music scenes.

I purchased the cd a few months ago (from Insound), and for once, I like something 'indy' that Pitchfork lauds. I think its a fairly simplistic, noise layered sound...nothing horridly pretentious and cacophonous as The Fiery Furnaces.

The album is uniformly excellent. Sort of a combination of Modest Mouse and mid period Talking Heads. I actually like them better than Modest Mouse. Pretty much every song is great. Definitely in my top 5 for the year. Getting great reviews:

http://www.metacritic.com/music/arti...urhandssayyeah

Highly recomended.

I seen them play in nyc a couple of times and I really like them and I am picky music listener, yeah pitchfork has a hard on for the band, but oh well..I think the band is still good. To me the singer kinda sounds like Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes nature..the music moves between talking heads, lou reedish, other band influences mixture. I expect them to be as big as the Arcade Fire soon.

By the way this band is getting played all over Woxy.com, Cincinatti based internet radio station. They are a hell of a lot bigger than the hipster NY scene.

Songs

I listened to three songs on their site and they sounded purty darn good.

Maybe I'll check them out. wenders-go for a drive and see them up north a few days early!

That band name is way too damn long.

Tell that to And you will know us by the Trail of the Dead.

Or When People Were Shorter and Lived By the Water.

I saw them the other day in Philly, and they were decent, not worth all the hype.

Listen to the album. Maybe they haven't honed their live act yet.

chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw chasaw...with their sex, and their drugs, and their rock n', rock n', rock n' rock n' roll, hey!

...ummm...at least I think that's what the guy says

I was wondering when someone would start a thread about these guys!

The album has been in constant rotation for me for the past few months. Upon first listen, there is an immediate Talking Heads-like sound (I often get a "Is this the Talking Heads?" when people overhear the album).

Speaking of Talking Heads...I saw CYHSY play a free show at NYC's South Street Seaport last week, and I happened to notice David Byrne standing in the crowd during their set, taking it all in...not sure how he felt about the band, though...but they were quite good.

based on pitchfork's drooling, i actually ordered the album from the band. it's pretty darn excellent. i think i'll definitely have to go see them live. they could be the next big thing!

Wow Byrne was there? I was at that show too but certainly didn't notice him. I really dig their album and thought they did a good job live. Did their live set blow me away? Definitely not but had I paid for the show I wouldn't have been let down at all. I think their sound is almost "classic" indie with vocals that remind me of either Bynre or Thom Yorke. All in all I'd recommend them.

I saw them live in Philly. Here are some photos: [1] | [2] | [3]

They were absolutely fantastic. Their CD is really good, too.

Grimfarrow: Child Stars, Child Stars, Child Stars, Child Stars, Child Stars, Child Stars...

Don't worry. They're not The Rapture.

Great album, except for the first track.

w00t!

Thread takes off.

and BDB's last couple of albums have been brilliant. the man's a genius and if you haven't seen him live then you can't understand, he is an acquired taste of course.

I've heard the album several times, it's decent too, I just don't get all the hype they are getting. This is coming from a huge talking heads fan btw. Magnolia Electric Co. blew them away at the show in Philly, I'm glad the show thinned out after all the people who paid $10 to see a 40 minute set of CYHSY left.

My girlfriend was going to pass out from heat exhaustion if we didn't leave there right that minute. My other friend was saying it was too loud.

I would've stayed.

Wusses.

A poorly edited but funny vid

hxxp://ni9e.com/blog_images/cyhsy_web.mov

I just got this cd. I don't really get all of the Talking Heads/Arcade Fire comparisons. On a couple of songs the guy sounds like David Byrne but the music doesn't sound like Talking Heads to me. And I don't get The Arcade Fire comparisons at all except I think I heard a marimba on one song. To me they sound like a bit of The Killers and Modest Mouse. Not as pop as the killers but not as weird or interesting as Modest Mouse.

But I really like the cd. Their show in atlanta sold out really quickly, before I even knew who they were.

I see the Talking Heads comparison strictly based on the lead singer sounding like Byrne at numerous points. I hadn't heard them compared to Arcade Fire but that's pretty odd. I wouldn't associate the two at all. Unless people were saying that CYHSY are this year's Arcade Fire as the "it" band if you will?

i think the talking heads comparisons come from the quirky sound of the music, with the keyboards and guitar play. i like the band, but the singer's voice is very grating and sounds nothing like byrne.

I got this through a friend's reccomendation, and just don't see what all the hype is about? I'd thrown this one in the same lot as Wolf Parade, which also, did absolutley nothing for me.

I'm not saying that I think it's bad, or anything - but they're just not my bag, and I don't get what all the fuss is about. Is it just because they are (or are supposed to be) 'so different'? What am I missing?

Maybe it's just that I prefer my music with a bit more melody, to be a little less chaotic, and have a singer who actually sing. Then again, as much as I could appreciate the Talking Heads, I never thought much of David Bryne, either.

I'd be curious to know how they hold up live, as sometimes, THAT is the element that is missing.

They're really good live. Some people compare them to Neutral Milk Hotel, which I think is a lot more fitting.

They play again in a couple of days... :)

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
 

This band is really an amazing group of indie rockers. The lead singers voice is very unique. They made and produced thier own album without a record company. They are becoming kinds of the indie rock world. Anyone know them? I can't stop listening to thier album.

Oh - is THAT what they say! Haha - I have to admit the guy's singing is unintelligible to me. Kinda like how I thought Smashing Pumpkins' Rocket was full of references to scones :p

Funny thing you mentioned that because I was just going to go and crap in this thread by saying, "Rather listen to "In a Aeroplane Over the Sea"". Ha!

from pitchfork:

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Announce American Tour

Amy Phillips reports:
Doesn't it seem like every other time you walk into a "hip" restaurant, boutique, or record store lately, they've got the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album on the stereo? And are NPR and the New York Times required by law to mention the band at least once a week now or something?

Well, everybody's current favorite bootstrap-raising success story is only going to seep even deeper into the national subconscious, as they have just announced the itinerary for their first-ever American headlining tour. (No pesky National to steal their thunder this time.) It will kick off March 6 in frontman Alec Ounsworth's hometown of Philadelphia, wind its way down south for a little Langerado and SXSW action, head west and back, all in time to end up in the band's adopted home of New York City in mid-April.

As previously reported, the band's self-titled debut comes out January 23 in the UK courtesy of Wichita, with the album's second British single, "In This Home On Ice", due February 20. They'll support the album's release with a European tour in February.

Here's what the next few months look like for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, with the European and American treks smooshed together all cozy-like:

01-24 Tokyo, Japan - Club Quattro
02-03 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Queens University (Speakeasy)
02-04 Dublin, Ireland - The Village
02-05 Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Rooms
02-07 Manchester, England - MDH
02-08 Norwich, England - Waterfront
02-09 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
02-10 London, England - KoKo
02-11 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
02-13 Paris, France - Trabendo
02-14 Brussels, Belgium - AB Club
02-15 Hamburg, Germany - Tanzhalle
02-16 Berlin, Germany - Postbanhof
02-17 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
02-19 Amsterdam, Holland - Max
02-20 Munich, Germany - Ampere
02-21 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
02-22 Milan, Italy - Rainbow
02-24 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 3
02-25 Madrid, Spain - Arena
03-07 Philadelphia, PA - TLA
03-08 Washington DC - 9:30 Club
03-09 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
03-10 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
03-12 Sunrise, FL - Markham Park (Langerado Festival)
03-15 Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
03-16 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-17 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-18 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-19 Austin, TX - SXSW
03-21 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
03-22 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
03-23 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
03-24 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03-25 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03-28 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
03-30 Lawrance, KS - The Bottleneck
03-31 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
04-01 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
04-03 Chicago, IL - Metro
04-05 Newport, KY - Southgate House
04-06 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
04-07 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig - I'm so here! :up:
04-08 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
04-10 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
04-11 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
04-12 Boston, MA - Paradise
04-14 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-15 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

NEWPORT!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!1

I'm IN. April 5TH. Brilliant. :up:

I've only heard the "Yellow Country Teeth" song on the radio. The guy's voice is frickin' annoying, with all that abrasive whining and his voice actual cracks a couple of times. I don't know how they OK'd that take in the studio...

The thing of it is, that's the best song on the album.

A very overrated band, IMO. The Canadians seem to own this particular brand of post-punk these days. Wolf Parade and Arcade Fire are the real deal.