Clap Your Hands Talk New LP

It's due out January 30 on their own label

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah We love Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and all, but that self-titled debut from last year is getting kinda boring. They need new tunes! We sat down yesterday with CYHSY guitarist/keyboardist Lee Sargent for a brief chat about just that-- the new tunes, new direction, new album, new producer, and that plain old self-released approach.

As previously reported, mighty Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Sleater-Kinney, Low) will produce CYHSY's sophomore full-length, which has no title yet, but is set to arrive January 30. The band wrapped up recording a short while ago, and received the master for LP2 just the other day. "There might be some revisions to it," said Sargent, "but we're done." Applaud and yell affirmatives, folks!

So what can the legions of Clap-o-philes expect? "The songs are really different-- it's an entirely different thing from the first one. There are certain elements that tie it to the first one, but there's a lot more going on, we had the resources to make it a little more involved...[and] we just had a lot of time to try out some different things."

Don't worry though, it's not like they're rapping about their new website or something. According to Lee, "different" here means "the arrangements are more complex." This certainly holds true for new tunes "Some Loud Thunder" and "Satan Said Dance", both set to appear on the next album, and another recent jam, "The Sword Song", which Lee says likely won't.

Now, the big question for these DIY posterboys: who's putting out the new record? "It's going to be the same arrangement as the first one," said Lee. "Wichita is going to put it out in the UK, and they get distributed by V2 in other parts of the world, but we're going to hold onto it in the U.S. and do it the same way we did the first one."

For CYHSY, the decision to go without a U.S. label once again was motivated by practicality more than bleeding-heart ethics. "The first one worked out nicely doing it that way, so there's really been no discussion to even consider changing that arrangement."

Working with Fridmann, Sargent recalled, was "awesome."

"He's just really good at coloring the songs, and his production is unique-- he makes things really sort of gritty, but in a nice way. He has really tasteful approaches to adding little things here and there, and just...fills out the songs."

Before attending to new album business, however, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah must first wrap up their fall tour with friends Architecture in Helsinki and Takka Takka, then jet off to Japan for three gigs. They'll also play Mexico City and close out the year with a sure-to-be star-studded New Year's Eve gala at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.

Clap responsibly:

10-04 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
10-06 Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre *
10-07 Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater *
10-10 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
10-11 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
10-12 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
10-13 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater *
10-14 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre *
10-15 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre *
10-29 Osaka, Japan - Club Quattro
10-30 Nagoya, Japan - Club Quattro
11-01 Tokyo, Japan - Stellar Bar
11-11 Mexico City, Mexico - Estadio Azteca
12-31 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom

* with Architecture in Helsinki, Takka Takka

hopefully the clean up the singer's annoying voice, cuz if it wasn't for that i'd like them quite a bit.

i posted this in another thread, but i saw these guys twice last week (and am thinking about their new years show) and the new songs were awesome.

Cool, thanks. I like this band quite a bit.

how are they live? i've heard not so great.

I never listened to these guys.

One of the bars I go to has a DJ who plays them quite a bit. He plays pretty much everything pitchfork reviews though. And some random soul/RnB stuff from the 60s.

I like the band. I actually like the singer, think he sounds pretty neat. Will probably listen to and most likely buy the new album. Not interested in reading the interview though.

I love these guys. It seems like every time I put on their debut, I have to listen to it completely through several times before taking it out.

And the singer's voice is awesome, I don't care what anyone says.

Fridmann. Cool. Although part of me wishes they'd just done it themselves again.

they are awesome, imo. seen them a handful of times.

i have a question about these guys-i heard a song of theirs and im almost possitive they say "Chase Utley" at one point. i dont remember the name of the songs, something about teeth. but anyway, are these guys phillies fans?

the skin of my yellow country teeth.

the singer is from philly, the rest of them are all from brooklyn i believe.

ok i looked up they lyrics and it doesnt say chase utley, but ive heard the song about a thousand times and im pretty possitive thats what he says

i saw them in central park a couple of weeks ago and they were great.

they played satan said dance and it was the best song of the night. can't wait to hear the new album.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ready new LP

Plus indie hopefuls confirm new tour

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are back with a new album in January.

Just ten months after wowing the alt.indie world with their eponymous debut, the Philadelphia quintet have completed the follow-up.

The as-yet-untitled collection is released on January 29, 2007 through Wichita. It was recorded in the Tarbox Studios in Upstate New York with Mercury Rev and Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann.

The band play a string of UK shows in February to support the release, dates as follows:

Manchester Academy (February 2)
Glasgow Barrowlands (3)
Birmingham Academy (4)
London Shepherd's Bush Empire (13)

After actually reading the interview this time I have become a lot more excited about this.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Plan Winter Tour

Cold War Kids, Elvis Perkins support

Clap Your Hands said new album, and now, they've revealed a ten-date European tour in support of the follow-up to last year's self-titled debut. Cold War Kids and Elvis Perkins will tag along for the ride, which begins just three days after the forthcoming record's January 30 U.S. release.

As previously reported, the currently untitled work will be self-released in the States. Wichita Recordings plans to cover its UK landing, and V2 will distribute the Dave Fridmann-produced album to other parts of the world.

Last month, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah wrapped up a U.S. jaunt with buds Architecture in Helsinki and Takka Takka. All three bands contributed to an EP in celebration of the tour. Initially, it was available solely on the road, but CYHSY have a handful of copies left over. These discs will be made available on CYHSY's website sometime in the near future.

Dates:

11-11 Mexico City, Mexico - Estadio Azteca
12-31 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
02-02 Manchester, England - Academy *
02-03 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands *
02-04 Birmingham, England - Academy *
02-06 Cologne, Germany - Gebaeude 9 *
02-07 Brussels, Belgium - AB Club *
02-08 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Paradiso *
02-09 Berlin, Germany - Postbanhof *
02-11 Hamburg, Germany - Knust *
02-12 Paris, France - La Cigalle *
02-13 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire *

* with Cold War Kids, Elvis Perkins

12.05.06

We have a new record coming out on January 30th called Some Loud Thunder. It is our second album. Check out the artwork to the side and the track list below, and two new songs for your listening pleasure. Bloggers, feel free to post these on your sites but please host the mp3s yourselves.

For those of you who can't wait until the 30th, you can buy the album directly from us in the mp3 tradition, thanks to our good friends at Insound, starting on January 16th. Then we'll send you a real-life copy of the record soon after for free. We'll also have an exclusive t-shirt available for those of you who decide to buy the record directly from us. There's also another song up for you to hear over at our myspace page.

So here's the track list:

1. Some Loud Thunder
2. Emily Jean Stock
3. Mama, Won’t You Keep Them Castles in the Air and Burning?
4. Love Song No. 7
5. Satan Said Dance
6. Upon Encountering the Crippled Elephant
7. Goodbye to Mother and the Cove
8. Arm and Hammer
9. Yankee Go Home
10. Underwater (You and Me)
11. Five Easy Pieces




http://www.clapyourhandssayyeah.com/mp3/lovesongno7.mp3
http://www.clapyourhandssayyeah.com/mp3/underwater.mp3


http://myspace.com/clapyourhandssayyeah