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Album Review

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Article written by Paul M
Jul 31, 2005.

A quick Google for this Brooklyn five piece reveals a myriad of views from the gushing to the ‘don’t believe the hype’ doubters. That so many people are proffering an opinion on something that was self produced and limited initially to only 2000 copies says much about their impact. Now in a second pressing it promises to be the next Arcade Fire, a band propelled first by word of mouth and then by frenzied A&R.

A collection of twelve tunes, CYHSY, oozes quirky goodness, borrowing heavily from the danceable jangling guitars and keys of early Talking Heads, complete with David Byrne-esq breathless yelped vocals from frontman Alec Ounsworth. The songs are often magnificently titled. The Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth is an organ led quickstep with high note string accompaniment whilst Upon this tidal wave of young blood may be a cheerfully strummed tune but it carries strong and emotional anti-war crimson lyrics. Is this love skips along to an undulating beat like a starry eyed lovelorn pup but it’s not all oddball goofing around; Details of the War is a dark brooding effort sounding like Tim Booth performing Sunday Morning.

All told, CYHSY is a revelation, worthy of celebration. Clap your hands indeed.

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