Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: new album and tour news

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by Gemma Curry [Edit this content] ▾ 12 comments 17:07 November 3rd, 2006

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are return to record stores in January - their second album is released just ten months after the UK release of their self-titled debut. It seems like its been longer, doesn’t it? But then they were ‘blogged’ beyond belief...

Recorded this summer with producer Dave Fridmann - the man's credits include Mercury Rev’s Deserters Songs, Flaming Lips' The Soft Bulletin and Sleater Kinney’s final effort, The Woods - CYHSY's second album should be a more consistent effort than their debut. We hope.

Anyway! They tour our fair isle as a result, in February...

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

Just what are they up to from February 5 'til 12? Go-karting, maybe? Practising their darts? Do Americans play darts much? Never see any down Lakeside...

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I thought

their debut was excellent. Very consistent. Contrary to the DiS review, the singing is not out of tune and 'Upon this tidal wave of young blood' is a brilliant tune (albeit with a rubbish ending). I can't wait for the next record.

Engels | 3 Nov '06, 17:11 | X | Reply

I liked it too

Live they were ropey though.

I'll be buying it.

zxcvbnm @Engels | 3 Nov '06, 18:06 | X | Reply

It's a very good album

Seeing them live for the third time, however, is something I'd go out of my way to avoid

dove_from_above @Engels | 3 Nov '06, 19:23 | X | Reply

Ho is Gemma Curry?

OvertakenByTractors @dove_from_above | 3 Nov '06, 19:45 | X | Reply

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No exact date on the album yet then?

Calump | 3 Nov '06, 19:50 | X | Reply

i

didnt dig the album that much, as a whole album they just got a bit meh. never seen them live though.

easy_rob | 3 Nov '06, 20:45 | X | Reply

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Absolutely loved the first album. However, saw them live at UCL and have rarely been so disappointed by a gig.

OwenThomas @easy_rob | 4 Nov '06, 08:53 | X | Reply

I thought they were ok

at UCL. I'm not sure if I've got my facts right but they hadn't got many gigs under their belt at that time anyway. I saw them at The Forum, very good live. I've got my Shepherd's Bush tickets already, their debut album was amazing, not a dud song on it.

BMS1 @OwenThomas | 4 Nov '06, 09:48 | X | Reply