Depending on the artist, concocting a debut album can either be a blessing or a bane. On the one hand, there’s a lot of pressure to contend with — be it self-imposed or from others — and making an ...

Last night, after 13 years in existence, Philadelphia’s Clap Your Hands Say Yeah made its Miami debut at the outdoor stage of Gramps. It felt as though many who would have been into this indie-rock ...

Alec Ounsworth and his band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are celebrating their 20th anniversary with the announcement of limited deluxe vinyl reissues of the landmark ...

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 ...

Alec Ounsworth has released albums with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and as Flashy Python, but he’s casting out under his own name for the first time with his solo ...

There’s no better time than a band putting out a new release to look back at all that came before it. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah released The Tourist last month (and Alec Ounsworth dropped by our studio ...

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” ...

“The connection I feel with vinyl can never be replaced by listening to something on the computer or a phone.” One-man bands tend to fall into two distinct categories: those of the self-indulgent, ...

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah perform on Morning Becomes Eclectic from the Sony Music Studios in NYC as part of the CMJ Marathon. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah perform on Morning Becomes Eclectic from the Sony ...

Weird things happen when a small band reaches critical mass, as Clap Your Hands Say Yeah must be aware of by now. In less time than it takes to pronounce their name, the indie success story of 2005 ...

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 ...