The album as a self-contained unit of artistic expression holds a fascinating place in the musical landscape. For some, the rise in streaming culture has reduced its significance, with listeners able ...

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the group led by singer-songwriter Alec Ounsworth, will release new album, New Fragility, on February 12 via CYHSY/Secretly Distribution. Today, another heartfelt single, ...

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah blew a lot of minds when they released a fully independent self-titled first album in 2005. They had no record label, no manager, no nothing, and at a time when even “indie” ...

Initially, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s self-titled debut album was meant to be a four-track EP. But after acquiring extra studio time, Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Alex Ounsworth, drummer Sean ...

Still, this is a Clap Your Hands Say Yeah song called “CYHSY, 2005,” so forgive us for seeking some deeper commentary on the group’s fate as hype-cycle sacrificial lambs. According to Ounsworth, the ...

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah‘s beloved self-titled debut LP turns 20 this coming June, and to celebrate they’ve announced a big 2025 tour where they’ll perform it in full. No word on what the lineup of ...