Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah sold nearly 20,000 copies of its self-titled, self-released debut through the mail--and got nearly as many raves from enthusiastic MP3 bloggers, leading to an entry on Rolling Stone magazine's coveted Hot List. It's easy to feel skeptical, especially of an album that opens with a carnival barker imploring you to "Clap Your Hands!" But anyone that's felt the lure of bands such as the Arcade Fire and Interpol will want to keep listening. In vocalist Alec Ounsworth, this Brooklyn five-piece has found its own Jonathan Richman, a yelping madman that can sing things like "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" with a straight face. Meanwhile, the music itself is typically unhinged and under-produced, taking an anything-goes approach that coasts on sheer exuberance and results in moments of profound clarity such as "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away" and "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood." A promising start but hold the applause. --Aidin Vaziri

Product Description
One of the biggest critical successes of the year, CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH is proving it can reach beyond the realm of critic darlings. With rapidly expanding commercial, specialty and college radio, sold out tour dates around the globe, and high profile television appearance s scheduled, this is going to be a fourth quarter must-have. And, the most impressive part of it all is that this band is doing it all WITHOUT A LABEL IN THE US. CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH is showing the music business how it should be done.

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Average customer rating: Striking if a bit uneven debut Tough critic Wow Let's go get some icecream. . . 'You so different - In a different way'

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Manufacturer: Clap Your Hands Say ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Z The Crane Wife At War with the Mystics Show Your Bones Fox Confessor Brings the Flood ASIN: B000AOJHZA Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. Clap Your Hands!
2. Let The Cool Goddess Rust Away
3. Over & Over Again (Lost & Found)
4. Sunshine & Clouds (And Everything Proud)
5. Details Of The War
6. The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth
7. Is This Love?
8. Heavy Metal
9. Blue Turning Gray
10. In This Home on Ice
11. Gimme Some Salt
12. Upon This Tidal Wave Of Young Blood

Amazon.com

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah sold nearly 20,000 copies of its self-titled, self-released debut through the mail--and got nearly as many raves from enthusiastic MP3 bloggers, leading to an entry on Rolling Stone magazine's coveted Hot List. It's easy to feel skeptical, especially of an album that opens with a carnival barker imploring you to "Clap Your Hands!" But anyone that's felt the lure of bands such as the Arcade Fire and Interpol will want to keep listening. In vocalist Alec Ounsworth, this Brooklyn five-piece has found its own Jonathan Richman, a yelping madman that can sing things like "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" with a straight face. Meanwhile, the music itself is typically unhinged and under-produced, taking an anything-goes approach that coasts on sheer exuberance and results in moments of profound clarity such as "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away" and "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood." A promising start but hold the applause. --Aidin Vaziri

Album Description

One of the biggest critical successes of the year, CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH is proving it can reach beyond the realm of critic darlings. With rapidly expanding commercial, specialty and college radio, sold out tour dates around the globe, and high profile television appearance s scheduled, this is going to be a fourth quarter must-have. And, the most impressive part of it all is that this band is doing it all WITHOUT A LABEL IN THE US. CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH is showing the music business how it should be done.

Customer Reviews:

Striking if a bit uneven debut.......2007-07-05

With a voice reminiscent of Bends-era Thom Yorke and David Byrne, vocalist Alec Ounsworth's singing may be an acquired taste, but the music that accompanies him shouldn't be. True, some cynics may prefer to crank up their Eagles greatest hits albums instead, but it follows on the coattails of the likes of Arcade Fire, Joy Division, Modest Mouse, Talking Heads, Flaming Lips, Interpol, etc., in making pop out of less than sensible things in ways both beautiful and eccentric.

While it's not quite as good as the best from most of the aforementioned bands, it hits the mark far more often than it misses, and expect the album to played on repeat for several days after the first listen. Too few real songs for its own good (twelve tracks, but three of them are interludes/noodles), but almost all of the real songs are very good. The big two are the phenomenal "Details of the War" and the perfect melody of the eccentric "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth."

Best cuts: "Details of the War," "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth," "In This Home on Ice," "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away," "Gimme Some Salt," "Heavy Metal," "Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)," "Is This Love?"

Tough critic.......2007-05-21

Can't believe I'm taking the time to write an online review. It's a testament to my fondness for this album. I first became aware of this band from the free CD that accompanies the British music mag "Uncut." When "Upon this tidal wave of young blood" came thru the speakers in my car, my scalp tingled and the hair on my arms stood on end. It was more than just hearing David Byrne reincarnate (can someone be "reincarnate" if they're not even dead yet?), this band's SOUND was an auditory revelation. I say "tough critic" because I hear some bands and sounds that strike my fancy here and there, but few that moved me the way CYHSY does. And few that instantly and completely renew my HOPE in the future of music. Some bands are like certain movies are for me--I judge people based on whether they "get it" when they hear or watch them. I will raise a critical eyebrow indeed at anyone that fails to immediately acknowledge the brilliance of this album. Nuf said.

Wow.......2007-03-22

Yes, I've read the reviews, yes, I've tried to get friends to listen to this, no, not many people I know personally like this band.

But I love them. Can Jeff Mangum sing? Some think no, but I think he can. Alec Ounsworth does this seriously whiney, yowly thing that I can't help but respond to. I've fallen in love with that vocal thing, also loving Wolf Parade for the same reason.

There are very few songs on this album that I don't still love with repeated (and I mean repeated) play. Only ones I don't like are the ones where he talk-sings the same damn phrase over and over. But I always like the part of the song that leads up to that, so I can't help but give even those songs 3 out of 5 stars.

I dig this band and bought the new album without hearing any other than Love Song No. 7.

Let's go get some icecream. . . .......2007-02-24

I cannot believe all of the rotten reviews I have read about this band. I LOVE THIS CD. The music is imaginative, insightful, and relaxing. The singers voice is as refreshing as a glass of cool lemonade/ice tea on a hot summer day. You cannot help but get lost in his transic guitar vibrations and the drummers rhythmic beats.

I'm gonna make a proposition: Lets go get some icecream and let the cool goddess rust away. 'Cuz that's what it's really all about. This music requires no forceful understanding, just a lazy afternoon, some good friends, and a finger to press play (or a reaching stick if your too lazy to get up!).

Live Happy:)
Kate

'You so different - In a different way'.......2007-01-12

Definitely refreshing!!! I'm not saying the lead singer has the voice of Dean Martin, or whoever it is you worship, but it's absolutely fantastic in its own orb of weirdness. The instrumental aspect is great, catchy, and w/good bass lines (and I love the harmonica)!! The lyrics are touching, hit on the depressing aspects of reality, and sadly funny with all the irony of human affairs.
I give it 5 stars FOR BEING DIFFERENT!!

Average customer rating: WOW! Despite the consensus, actually a hair better than the last devoid of the Talking Heads and The Clean clichés. A step back. Brilliant

Some Loud Thunder Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Manufacturer: Clap Your Hands Say ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank The Good, the Bad & the Queen Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? The Crane Wife Return to Cookie Mountain (with Bonus Tracks) ASIN: B000LPR4YY Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

1. Some Loud Thunder
2. Emily Jean Stock
3. Mama, Won't You Keep Them Castles in the Air and Burning?
4. Love Song No. 7
5. Satan Said Dance
6. Upon Encountering the Crippled Elephant
7. Goodbye to Mother and the Cove
8. Arm and Hammer
9. Yankee Go Home
10. Underwater (You and Me)
11. Five Easy Pieces

Album Description

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah decided not to wait the perfunctory two years in between records to release their sophomore effort "Some Loud Thunder," but to to release it as soon as it was ready. Eager to prove there's more to the band than just a business story, "Some Loud Thunder" demonstrates just how far this band has come since the release of their debut. This is not CYHSY Part II - this is a departure record, a record that will stand the test of time and critics alike.

Customer Reviews:

WOW!.......2007-07-26

What to say? This band is one of my greatest discoveries in the brilliant worl of music. Playful and able to feel happy even if you sad. It is immpossible to write about it. You have to listen to it not to write about it! And then you will see.... :)

Despite the consensus, actually a hair better than the last.......2007-07-05

The second album for the indie heroes from Brooklyn/Philadelphia was received rather tepidly by most critics and audiences...and I can't understand why. In fact, Some Loud Thunder is by far a more consistent and engaging effort than their self-titled debut. The only potential flaw is the lack of truly great individual songs; nothing on here approaches the greatness of "Details of the War" or "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth." But there's also no "Clap Your Hands," either, even though some have complained about the so-called ugly distortion on the opener of this set (personally, I liked it as an intro quite a bit).

But who can resist the wonderful refrain lines of "Yankee Go Home," or the eccentric 60s pop of "Emily Jean Stock," or the goofy dance junk of "Satan Said Dance?" Apparently, more than I would have expected. Even the most oddball and offbeat moments have charm and style: "Arm and Hammer" is a positively wonderful little throwaway. True, the energy has waned a bit on this album, and the overall tone is more dark and atmospheric, but those are the sorts of changes that turn good singles bands into good album bands. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will never be considered a singles band, but after the low points of their debut, it seems that they're now maturing towards more cohesive records in the future. Good for them.

Best cuts: "Yankee Go Home," "Emily Jean Stock," "Love Song No. 7," "Satan Said Dance," "Underwater (You and Me)," "Mama, Won't You Keep Those Castles in the Air and Burning," "Arm and Hammer," "Some Loud Thunder," "Goodbye to the Mother and the Cove"

devoid of the Talking Heads and The Clean clichés........2007-06-28

Other than the (intentional) faux pas with the distorted first track, I prefer this CD to their first one. With the exception of the rapidly strummed guitar on "Satan Said Dance" it is devoid of the Talking Heads and The Clean clichés. This album has a folk feel to it (in the mode of Beirut) along with slightly more adventurous moments that shakes the overall slightly saccharin pop ambiance of the initial release.

A step back........2007-05-16

Now that I've listened to this album a few more times I'd probably put it on par with the first one. I didn't like it much at first but after a few listens it really grew on me. I still hate the distortion and random noise that are present in a few of the songs but aside from that it's all good. Definitely sounds different than the first album, which is probably why I didn't like it initially, but it's still amazing nonetheless. I know it says 3 stars but if I could change to it 5 I would. Here's my original comments on the album:

If their first album earns a five star rating, and I think it does, then this second effort is nothing more than a three. It's not terrible, but it's simply not as good as their first album. The distortion sounds like absolute crap. I don't care if it was an artistic choice or whatever, the fact remains that it makes the song hard to listen to. It's noise not music. Then just when you get into the second song and think perhaps it was just a bunch of dicking around on the opening track they throw a bunch of noise into the instrumental portions of the song between the verses. It sounds like someone just randomly banging on a drum(and I'm sure that's exactly what it is). How they listened to this and thought it sounded good is beyond me.

But it's not all bad. Thankfully they didn't mess up the entire album with terrible "artistic choices". There's some good stuff on the album and anybody that was a fan of the first should find something to like here as well. Definitely pick it up if your a fan but don't expect to like it as much as the first album because you won't. It's just not as good.

Brilliant.......2007-05-05

This album is brilliant. Yea, the sound is a little distorted/weird on the first song, but don't let that stop you--it's like listening to a far away radio station late at night. But other than that one song--which is actually a great song-- the sound is OK. These guys are brilliant. Don't shy away from this CD.

Average customer rating:

On My Knees Miss Tammy Faye Starlite and the Angels of Mercy Manufacturer: Tammy Faye Starlite ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Used Country Female ASIN: B000IBDTVS

Product Description

When it comes to complete and utterly wonderful depravity,few have ever dropped their drawers,exposed every orifice and let out a lustful holler with as much panache as Miss Tammy Faye Starlite, whose self-released EP, On My Knees, sets a new standard for countrified carnality. Her EP, On My Knees, presents itself as a live radio broadcast made during a barn dance at 4 am. Starlite's delicate vocals--on songs like "God Has Lodged a Tenant in My Uterus" ("He's asked me to keep it safe, and keep it warm/God forbid I should hurt it, kill it, or desert it/My placenta is its' shelter from the storm")--are punctuated by trailer-parkesque hoots, jealous hollering men and pig calls. It was produced by former Del-Lords singer/guitarist Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, who has worked with the Bottle Rockets, Mojo Nixon and Ian Hunter. Contents: 1) Intro-KKOK 2) Did I shave... 3) Mooshiner's Child 4) God's A Hard Habit to Break 5) If You're Comin' Down, Sweet Jesus 6) God Has Lodged A Tenant in My Uterus

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Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: In This Home on Ice ASIN: B000G5S5WY Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

1. Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth
2. Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)
3. Is This Love?
4. Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth
5. Gimmie Some Salt
6. Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood

Album Description

Japanese exclusive six track CD EP, the third single to be taken from their self-titled debut album. Features the title track plus five Live Recordings: 'Over And Over Again [Lost And Found]', 'Is This Love?', 'The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth', 'Gimmie Some Salt' & 'Upon This Tidal Wave Of Young Blood'. V2. 2006.

Average customer rating: A grower... A Very Different Album

Some Loud Thunder Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Manufacturer: V2 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000KRMU1A Release Date: 2007-01-29

Tracks:

1. Some Loud Thunder
2. Emily Jean Stock
3. Mama, Won't You Keep Them Castles in the Air and Burning?
4. Love Song No. 7
5. Satan Said Dance
6. Upon Encountering the Crippled Elephant
7. Goodbye to Mother and the Cove
8. Arm and Hammer
9. Yankee Go Home
10. Underwater (You and Me)
11. Five Easy Pieces

Customer Reviews:

A grower..........2007-01-28

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is the much-blogged band led by Alec Ounsworth. Some Loud Thunder is their sophomore effort as a band after their critically acclaimed debut. Melodic, Distorted, Delirious, Creative, etc. The album is definitely a step forward for CYHSY as a band. Even though it's a departure from their new wave-esque ballads, Some Loud Thunder still has a certain romanticized element about it. It's definitely more of a avant-garde rock album which is definitely a hard obstacle when making to tackle but Mr. Ounsworth does a chaotic job. It's a mess, a silly mess, that makes co-ordinates into a glorious triumph of experimental indie rock and a noisy/ unorthodox take on new wave/ goth punk. Whatever you wnat to call it, Some Loud Thunder is one of the best of the year so far (considering that it hasn't even been a month yet). Check it out and enjoy!
Score:
****/ *****
Highlights:
Some Loud Thunder
Yankee Go Home
Arm & Hammer
Five Easy Pieces

A Very Different Album.......2007-01-27

I knew from the sample download tracks available on their website (which ironically I think are the most enjoyable on the album) that the sound of this album was going to be different from the first, and it certainly is. Apart from the vocals there is little obvious connection, it sounds more like a conceptual art album - some tracks sort of just doodle along with nothing much happening in them. While it may be lauded critically for this, the things that were enjoyable about the first are missing here: its manic energy, the freshness of the vocals, and the fun - it's a fun album you can sing along with. These absences don't make 'Some Loud Thunder' a bad album, it _is_ a good album, just not a great, or brilliant one, and it certainly won't be the album that people will recommend to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah newcomers. Strangely I also find Alec Ounsworth's vocals somewhat annoying in parts on this one.

I won't speculate on the decision to move in this direction, and they may decide to move back to toward the sound of their first album at a later date. However despite their first album being one of my favorite albums of last year (I insisted that all my friends listened to it), I won't be blindly buying anything else they release without listening to the samples first.

If you're new to CYHSY, buy their first album.
If you loved their first album, listen to some samples before you buy to avoid later disappointment.
If you just want to support the band, because you loved their first album and they release their stuff independently then go for it, just be prepared for a very different album.

Average customer rating: Clap your hands

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Manufacturer: V2 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000C9DXSA Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

1. Clap Your Hands!
2. Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away
3. Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)
4. Sunshine and Clouds (And Everything Proud)
5. Details of the War
6. Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth
7. Is This Love?
8. Heavy Metal
9. Blue Turning Gray
10. In This Home of Ice
11. Gimmie Some Salt
12. Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood

Album Description

UK limited edition features an exclusive link to a website with four additional live tracks to download.. New York's current hottest new band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah released their debut album in the UK on January 23rd through Wichita/V2.Clap Your Hands Say Yeah songs mix influences from classic era Velvet Underground to lo fi electronica to Talking Heads and fuse them beautifully with singer Alec's unique vocal style. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have received numerous accolades from American music press, including their recent selection as a ''hot band '' in Rolling Stone's annual ''hot issue.'' In Britain their press has already included a double page spread in, live reviews & single of the Week in NME. 12 tracks. V2 Records. 2006.

Album Details

New York's Current Hottest Band Release their Debut Album. The Songs Mix Influences from Classic Era Velvet Underground to Lo Fi Electronica to Talking Heads.

Customer Reviews:

Clap your hands.......2006-02-06

At least twice a year, indie-rock buzz reaches a frenzy over some new, strange band, usually with a funny name and a sound that is different from any other new band.

This year, it's the turn of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's self-titled debut, which may have the most unbearably twee name of the year. But don't get hung up on that. Their music is what matters, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah evoke charming melodies, catchy tunes, and maybe a bit of the madcap carnival.

It opens with an imitation of a carnie, calling in an insane, unenthusiastic crowd. Singer Alec Ounsworth seems to be calling people in to enjoy the music, by telling them to "clap your hands!" over and over, with the crowd replying, ""But I have no money!/But it don't seem likely/Are you up to somethin?/Where's my milk'n'honey?/But I just look funny..."

It's a delightful intro, but a good album needs more than that. And it does just that, by quickly seguing into clean indie-pop with pulsating basslines. Then Ounsworth and Co. introduce us to some murky, fuzzy dance music, folk pop, sparkling indie pop with jangling guitars, and even a sort of sweeping twee synthy pop. It shouldn't fit together as well as it does, but the upbeat tone and sparkling melodies stick all these styles together.

One of the closest comparisons to this album is Arcade Fire's "Funeral" from last year, since both of them sport a unique sound and eclectic instrumentation. But where Arcade Fire is downbeat, these guys are resolutely weird, upbeat and cheery.

They also have a special way with creating catchy pop -- most catchy stuff is very simple and forgettable. But Clap Your Hands Say Yeah weave in layered guitars, toy piano, low-key bass and some buzzing, fuzzy synth with tight acoustic melodies. The result is driving, energetic music that is anything but forgettable.

Alec Ounsworth has a sort of "indie voice" like Jeff Mangum's, a bit flat in places. But the crazier the song gets, the better he sounds, and he yowls and yodels as if he really is bringing people into a circus. And while the songs seem oblique, they gradually take on meaning: "Success is so forbidding/But it makes me think I'm winning/Quiet/Dim the lights/Adopt another lifestyle..."

Is Clap Your Hands Say Yeah as good as they say? It's certainly a contender. This charming mad melange has charm, beauty and entertainment, and is definitely worth getting.

Average customer rating: Clap your hands

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Manufacturer: V2 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000C5RSAS Release Date: 2006-01-24

Tracks:

1. Clap Your Hands!
2. Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away
3. Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)
4. Sunshine and Clouds (And Everything Proud)
5. Details of the War
6. Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth
7. Is This Love?
8. Heavy Metal
9. Blue Turning Gray
10. In This Home of Ice
11. Gimmie Some Salt
12. Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood

Album Description

Limited edition live album. The tracklisting is the same as the original album. Coop. 2005.

Album Details

New York's Current Hottest Band Release their Debut Album. The Songs Mix Influences from Classic Era Velvet Underground to Lo Fi Electronica to Talking Heads.

Customer Reviews:

Clap your hands.......2006-02-06

At least twice a year, indie-rock buzz reaches a frenzy over some new, strange band, usually with a funny name and a sound that is different from any other new band.

This year, it's the turn of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's self-titled debut, which may have the most unbearably twee name of the year. But don't get hung up on that. Their music is what matters, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah evoke charming melodies, catchy tunes, and maybe a bit of the madcap carnival.

It opens with an imitation of a carnie, calling in an insane, unenthusiastic crowd. Singer Alec Ounsworth seems to be calling people in to enjoy the music, by telling them to "clap your hands!" over and over, with the crowd replying, ""But I have no money!/But it don't seem likely/Are you up to somethin?/Where's my milk'n'honey?/But I just look funny..."

It's a delightful intro, but a good album needs more than that. And it does just that, by quickly seguing into clean indie-pop with pulsating basslines. Then Ounsworth and Co. introduce us to some murky, fuzzy dance music, folk pop, sparkling indie pop with jangling guitars, and even a sort of sweeping twee synthy pop. It shouldn't fit together as well as it does, but the upbeat tone and sparkling melodies stick all these styles together.

One of the closest comparisons to this album is Arcade Fire's "Funeral" from last year, since both of them sport a unique sound and eclectic instrumentation. But where Arcade Fire is downbeat, these guys are resolutely weird, upbeat and cheery.

They also have a special way with creating catchy pop -- most catchy stuff is very simple and forgettable. But Clap Your Hands Say Yeah weave in layered guitars, toy piano, low-key bass and some buzzing, fuzzy synth with tight acoustic melodies. The result is driving, energetic music that is anything but forgettable.

Alec Ounsworth has a sort of "indie voice" like Jeff Mangum's, a bit flat in places. But the crazier the song gets, the better he sounds, and he yowls and yodels as if he really is bringing people into a circus. And while the songs seem oblique, they gradually take on meaning: "Success is so forbidding/But it makes me think I'm winning/Quiet/Dim the lights/Adopt another lifestyle..."

Is Clap Your Hands Say Yeah as good as they say? It's certainly a contender. This charming mad melange has charm, beauty and entertainment, and is definitely worth getting.

Average customer rating:

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000DN6D9G Release Date: 2006-01-24

Album Description

Japanese limited edition 2 CD set for one of the biggest new bands of 2005 adds a four track live disc recorded at the Black Cat in Washington in October 2005. The live tracks are ''Is This Love'', ''Details Of The War'', ''Gimme Some Salt'' & ''Is This Home on Ice''. V2.

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Some Loud Thunder Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Manufacturer: V2 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000KRNI5W Release Date: 2007-02-05

Tracks:

1. Some Loud Thunder
2. Emily Jean Stock
3. Mama,Won't You Keep Them Castles In The Air And Burning?
4. Love Song No. 7
5. Satan Said Dance
6. Upon Encountering The Crippled Elephant
7. Goodbye To Mother & The Cover
8. Arm & Hammer
9. Yankee Go Home
10. Underwater (You & Me)
11. Five Easy Pieces
12. Sword Song (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Japanese pressing of the 2007 sophomore album by the artsy U.S. Alterna-Rock band featuring one bonus track: 'Sword Song'. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah released the most talked about (and best-selling) independent albums of 2005, one of the first U.S. bands to build up an enormous following and sell thousands of albums without the help of a major record label. Now signed to a major label, the sky's the limit for CYHSY! 12 tracks total. V2.

Album Details

2007 Issued Japanese Edition of the Group's Second Album Comes with a Bonus Track: "Sword Song".

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In This Home on Ice Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Manufacturer: Wichita ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank ASIN: B000EHRY9Y Release Date: 2006-02-28

Tracks:

1. In This Home On Ice
2. Gimmie Some Salt (Bbc6 Session)
3. Cigarettes (Bbc6 Session)

Album Description

Fresh from the success of their limited edition debut single 'Is This Love', Clap Your Hands Say Yeah release 'In This Home On Ice', a typically quirky and delightful standout selection from their critically acclaimed Top 20 self-titled debut album. title track is backed by 'Gimme Some Salt' (BBC 6 Music Gideon Coe Session) and 'Cigarettes' (BBC 6 Music Gideon Coe Session). Wichita. 2006.

Album Details

2006 Single Taken from the Group's Eponymous Debut Album Includes Two Exclusive Tracks Recorded Live on the BBC:"GIMMIE Some Salt" and "Cigarettes".

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