Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is a Brooklyn and Philadelphia-based indie-rock band lead by Alec Ounsworth. Until 2012, the band also consisted of Lee Sargent, Robbie Guertin and Tyler Sargent. The band also featured drummer Sean Greenhalgh until 2014. 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 were subsequently spotted at some of the band's shows, garnering them even more press. They also 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 released their second album, Some Loud Thunder on January 29, 2007, in the UK, and January 30, 2007, in the United States. On September 18, 2007, Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was released on iTunes. It features the band's complete live set from Lollapalooza, professionally recorded on August 4, 2007. May 2011 brought news the third album, reassuring fans that they had not broken up. The band released Hysterical, produced by John Conglet

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Some Loud Thunder

Hysterical

The Tourist

Only Run

Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

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KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic

New Fragility

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!

Some Loud Thuder

Better Off

Whip It [Music From The Motion Picture]

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