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Track Listings
| 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. The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth |
| 7. Is This Love? |
| 8. Heavy Metal |
| 9. Blue Turning Gray |
| 10. Is This Home On Ice |
| 11. Gimme Some Salt |
| 12. Upon This Tidal Wave Of Young Blood |
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Brooklyn five-piece Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are the latest word-of-mouth sensation to power their way into the mainstream. Their debut album allegedly sold 25,000 copies around the States--all packaged and dispatched from the band’s front room--before they signed a deal.
Opening with the incongruous yet compelling carnival song "Clap Your Hands!" the album unfurls in an undulating manner. The principal musical terrain is melodic indie-rock, but the band’s well-constructed songs enable them to increase or decrease the density quota with ease. Stripped down tracks like "Over & Over Again (Lost & Found)" and "Details Of The War" balance fuller tracks like "Heavy Metal" and "In This Home On Ice" and are punctuated by coy vignettes like "Sunshine & Clouds (And Everything Proud)" and "Blue Turning Gray". The distinctive, wailing vocals of Alec Ounsworth have been—justifiably--likened to David Byrne; but while their sound can be compared to Talking Heads, Interpol and Yo La Tengo in places, it’s very much their own. For once, a band that deserve the hype. --Paul Sullivan
Review
Much like the Arctic Monkeys, Brooklyn five-piece CYHSY are one of a new breed of bands born from DIY dedication. Having sold close to 40,000 copies of their debut with no record company they're now signed to Wichita (home of Bright Eyes and Bloc Party).
Opener "Clap Your Hands" may evoke the Doo Dah Band, but don't be put off, for beyond the bizarre introduction lie some real gems. The captivating "Let The Cool Goddess Rust Away" sounds like the Arcade Fire overhauling Radiohead's "Stop Whispering", but it's "The Skin Of My Yellow County Teeth" that really stands out. Here, Ounsworth's Kings Of Leon-style yelps are driven by a persistent Postal Service beat while delicate, wilting guitar lines skip over the top.
CYHSY won't be everyone's cup of tea. At times, Ounsworth's vocal eccentricity verges on the incomprehensible, while album-closer "Upon This Tidal Wave Of Young Blood" quickly becomes irksome. That said, 11,000 friends on Myspace can't all be wrong... --Richard Banks
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought it on a whim, and now I can't stop listening to this album.
I'd heard good things about Clap Your Hands, but like many bands that I hear good things about, I expected to be disappointed. So it was a really pleasant surprise when from the outset, I really enjoyed the album. I'm more of a rock/metal sort of person, and I'd probably describe this as pop, but what excellent pop! Has a great upbeat tempo, that makes you feel happy.
It is one of those sort of bands that you want to liken to something, but you struggle to pin down. It definitely has a Talking Heads vibe in places, it sometimes reminds me of the Cure, Arcade Fire, Flaming Lips or Violent Femmes, it often has a similar electronica sound to the Human League, and has a lot of the simplistic brilliance of the Beta Band. The lead singer is a bit nasally for my liking (think Rufus Wainright), but for some reason it seems to work.
Buy it, it's cheap, and it'll make you smile!
I'd heard good things about Clap Your Hands, but like many bands that I hear good things about, I expected to be disappointed. So it was a really pleasant surprise when from the outset, I really enjoyed the album. I'm more of a rock/metal sort of person, and I'd probably describe this as pop, but what excellent pop! Has a great upbeat tempo, that makes you feel happy.
It is one of those sort of bands that you want to liken to something, but you struggle to pin down. It definitely has a Talking Heads vibe in places, it sometimes reminds me of the Cure, Arcade Fire, Flaming Lips or Violent Femmes, it often has a similar electronica sound to the Human League, and has a lot of the simplistic brilliance of the Beta Band. The lead singer is a bit nasally for my liking (think Rufus Wainright), but for some reason it seems to work.
Buy it, it's cheap, and it'll make you smile!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Comparisons with early period 'Talking Heads' are inevitable but 'Clap Your Hands Say Yeah' add a great deal of fun to the new wave revival (if there is one!) With skewed vocals and addictive tunes that bend and stretch until you feel dizzy but delighted. The first listen leaves you feeling that you missed something, but it certainly drags you back in for another listen with the two tracks 'Over and Over Again' and 'The Skin of my Yellow country Teeth' jumping out of the speakers at you.
If you enjoy quirky off the wall bands and singers such as the aforementioned 'Talking Heads' and others like 'XTC', 'The Modern Lovers' or even 'Cake' then you can't possibly ignore this offering. Next big thing? Nope-too specialist. But that's a good thing. Now I'm off to play it once more.
If you enjoy quirky off the wall bands and singers such as the aforementioned 'Talking Heads' and others like 'XTC', 'The Modern Lovers' or even 'Cake' then you can't possibly ignore this offering. Next big thing? Nope-too specialist. But that's a good thing. Now I'm off to play it once more.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By J. Gill
Format:Audio CD
This album is fantastic. They have a really new sound - despite whatever people say about comparisons to various bands, their sound is their own - and the songs are catchy, musically intelligent and have great lyrics. It's very different from a lot of the overly commercialised stuff around at the moment - don't get me wrong, some of that is great but this is a breath of fresh air. I suppose generally they could be classed as indie - they're more mellow than you might expect from hearing that, but at the same time this is great to dance to and is really uplifting. Tracks like Over and Over Again (Lost & Found) and The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth are simply beautiful and this album stands being played over and over again itself. This band has great potential and this is a stunning debut.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
What a pleasant surprise
I bought this on the strength of hearing one track "details of the war" and it remains my favourite on the album. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. S. M. Ballinger
5.0 out of 5 stars
Clapping my hands with glee
Quite simply the best album I've bought for a long time. I first downloaded it, then bought it, and now I can't stop playing it, and smiling when I do. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2009 by Mr. J. R. White
5.0 out of 5 stars
Keep listening to it
I thought this album was awfull the first time I heard it but then after a couple more listens I got into it and now I think its absolutely brilliant.
Published on 3 July 2008 by D. Cooley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Is this love ???
The quick and simple answer is YES ! This is a great album with a fantastic sound.
I suppose the thing everyone focuses on are the vocals which may be off putting to... Read more
I suppose the thing everyone focuses on are the vocals which may be off putting to... Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2007 by M. Higgs
4.0 out of 5 stars
Do not judge a book by its cover
I have to admit, I dismissed this band before I'd even heard their music - I initially placed them into the same pile as all those other bands with ridiculous, longwinded, clever... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2006 by T. McParland
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's not James blunt!
So if that's what you like then you'd be best to steer clear.
Ok so I do think the David Byrne/Talking heads comparisons are valid, so are the Kings of Leon ones, but... Read more
Ok so I do think the David Byrne/Talking heads comparisons are valid, so are the Kings of Leon ones, but... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2006 by Oberon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Once upon a time......
I bought the album and listend....and listened and couldn't stop litening to it. Talk about an album getting under your skin. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2006 by Mr T
4.0 out of 5 stars
A grower
Listen to this album a good few times before you think of rating it. Yes the first song is interesting... as is the last. Read more
Published on 7 May 2006 by Josh
2.0 out of 5 stars
Great music, not so great vocals
Having read all the reviews, I bought this CD thinking I had got a "keeper". Whilst the music is great, the vocals are not. Maybe I'm just not into the wailing sound. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2006
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good - apart from the first track.
Had it not been for that track, and a couple of other not-as-great songs, it would probably deserve five stars (but only just). Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2006 by Mail-order Christ
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