The Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's
08-19-05, 12:30 AM
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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.
http://www.clapyourhandssayyeah.com/shows.php
berated was I for not spelling the name right
no comma on the webpage.
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08-19-05, 12:35 AM
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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.
It's Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah. That's the band's name.
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08-19-05, 07:38 AM
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They're in Columbus on 9/20. Maybe I'll check 'em out. BDB generally has pretty good taste...
08-19-05, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by wendersfan
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.
08-19-05, 08:46 AM
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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).
08-19-05, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Hiro11
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).
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.)
08-19-05, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Giles
why have I not heard of this band... 
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.
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08-19-05, 09:08 AM
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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.
http://www.metacritic.com/music/arti...urhandssayyeah
Highly recomended.
08-19-05, 09:13 AM
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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
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
08-19-05, 10:23 AM
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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!
Maybe I'll check them out. wenders-go for a drive and see them up north a few days early!
08-19-05, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by cungar
Tell that to And you will know us by the Trail of the Dead.
08-19-05, 04:25 PM
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...ummm...at least I think that's what the guy says
...ummm...at least I think that's what the guy says
08-19-05, 04:47 PM
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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.
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.
08-19-05, 10:32 PM
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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!
08-19-05, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jonnyrocks
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.
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.
08-22-05, 08:06 AM
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08-22-05, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by wendersfan
Goddamn, what a buzzkill.
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.)
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.)
08-22-05, 11:41 AM
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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.
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.