[2011-09-20] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah "Hysterical" (Wichita)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:55 pm

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2011 Release. Their first new album in more than three years, Hysterical marks a major milestone in the continuing evolution of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Born out of an intensely collaborative process in which songs were constructed, dismantled, and then rebuilt anew, the album finds the band their most confident and creative, expertly expanding upon its already distinctive sound. From the chrome-plated licks of 'Maniac' and the title track to the sheets of eddying synths and emotive motorik pulsebeats of Into 'Your Alien Arms' and 'Ketamine and Ecstasy', the band delivers up sonically provocative pop music that is simultaneously jubilant, mesmeric, and altogether infectious. Hysterical reveals Clap Your Hands Say Yeah to be a wholly developed band in full command of their unique artistic gifts.

1. Same Mistake
2. Hysterical
3. Misspent Youth
4. Maniac
5. Into Your Alien Arms
6. In A Motel
7. Yesterday, Never
8. Idiot
9. Siesta (For Snake)
10. Ketamine And Ecstasy
11. The Witness' Dull Surprise
12. Adam's Plane

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005FT2ML6/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah return with third album - audio

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have vowed to win back fans with their third album 'Hysterical'.

The Brooklyn indie band became blog darlings in 2005 and achieved success with their eponymous debut, only to falter critically and commercially with 2008's follow-up 'Some Loud Thunder'.

Now, the band claim to have renewed their sense of purpose with ‘Hysterical’, which was released this week. Frontman Alec Ounsworth told Billboard: "The second record definitely has a place with us. It's not some sort of write-off album. It seems like a very natural progression to get to this record, even though it seems like a roundabout way.

But he admitted that the band faltered after 'Some Loud Thunder', saying: "We were just not in the correct headspace to make a third album. We were like, 'we're going to let it breathe for a second and come back and make a record that we honestly are passionate about making."

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It's a weird position to be in, because we still have our fans from the first two records, but we can’t be absolutely sure they all waited for us. We’re going to have to wait and see... I don’t doubt that they’ll still be there for us when we come back around.

You can listen to new track 'Same Mistake' below.

Audio: Same Mistake by CYHSYband

http://www.nme.com/news/clap-your-hands-say-yeah/59275

[2011-09-20] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah "Hysterical" (Wichita)

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