Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is a Brooklyn and Philadelphia based indie-rock band consisting of Alec Ounsworth, Lee Sargent, Robbie Guertin, Tyler Sargent, and Sean Greenhalgh. 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 have recently been spotted at some of the band’s shows, garnering them even more press. Most recently, they 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 members live in Brooklyn, with the exception of Ounsworth who lives in Philadelphia.

Frontman Alec Ounsworth has a side project (Flashy Python and the Body Snatchers), and a solo project, while drummer Sean Greenhalgh also is the frontman for Mr. Brownstone, a Guns N’ Roses tribute band.

Their single, ‘Home On Ice’, was on regular rotation on Australia’s Triple J.

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Albums

0.0 0.0 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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April 24, 2009 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Hysterical Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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September 20, 2011 Read More →

0.0 0.0 In This Home on Ice Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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February 27, 2006 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Is This Love? Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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November 30, 2004 Read More →


0.0 0.0 KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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0.0 0.0 Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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November 27, 2007 Read More →

0.0 0.0 Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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0.0 0.0 Some Loud Thunder Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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January 30, 2007 Read More →




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