Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is a band that makes music and travels from place to place.
In any discussion regarding songwriters and lyricists of 21st century indie music, Alec Ounsworth and his moniker, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, would feature prominently. Few have been as consistently brilliant, eclectic, and intimate; fewer still have done so while being defiantly 100% independent, refusing to sign deals that compromise artistic vision. It’s what has made Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the project Ounsworth has helmed for 17 years such a vital, acclaimed act. With each release since their landmark self-titled debut, he has refined and broadened their sound, indulging a wider set of influences. Musically, Ounsworth remains as prolific and enigmatic as ever. His recent works marry the quirky, leftfield indie of the early years to the boundless confidence, and a grander sense of scale and ambition, always heading down new avenues of song arrangement and organic connection to his audience.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Releasing today! Piano & Voice -- Live at Servant Jazz Quarters London, February 2024.
Watch the full video of Alien Arms and Skin… here on Youtube https://youtu.be/7NrFgfvvQ9A
Then head over to Bandcamp to listen & buy the whole bootleg album - Links in bio.
Relive those special nights in person this October in Budapest, St. David's (Wales) or Dublin.
There is so much good news on the horizon for 2024 and 2025 that we're very excited to share with you.
Stay tuned and let me know if you like the music.
CYHSY
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Hello,
tonight 7/15 we’re kicking off the final leg of the New Fragility tour from San Diego’s Soda Bar, then travel along the west coast. LA - Echo next (7/16).
More news soon - stay tuned.
Looking forward to seeing you!
07/15 - SAN DIEGO (CA), Soda Bar
07/16 - LOS ANGELES (CA), Echoplex
07/17 - PIONEERTOWN (CA), Pappy + Harriet’s
07/19 - SAN FRANCISCO (CA), The Independent
07/20 - SACRAMENTO (CA), Harlow's
07/22 - PORTLAND (OR), Mississippi Studios
07/23 - SEATTLE (WA), The Crocodile
07/24 - VANCOUVER (BC), Wise Hall
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08/30 - BROOKLYN (NY), Elsewhere Rooftop
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New Music! The EP Room At The Top has just been released, ahead of the start of the European tour: April 19th from Clermont Ferrand. Spain next, then Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium. A second leg in June will take us to the UK, Ireland and Sweden. Then off to the West Coast in July. cyhsy.ffm.to/live
Let's know how you like the EP.
Check it our here: cyhsy.art/roomatthetop
Very much looking forward to seeing you all!
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To our friends in Poland, and everywhere: here’s 'Where They Perform Miracles' from last year’s performance at Ars cameralis Festival, Katowicz.
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Here’s for you the piano version of Thousand Oaks.
I wrote this song because I don't like guns. It was written about the shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, in 2018.
The recording is taken off the extended version of my latest album New Fragility, due March 11th, which is just ahead of our tour.
See you soon
Alec
cyhsy.art/thousand-oaks-acoustic
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Getting ready for some news coming your way...
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If you missed our conversation about the making of New Fragility, you can watch it back here.
Journalist Melissa Vincent leading the conversation with Will Johnson and Britton Beisenherz with whom I recorded and produced at Ramble Creek in Austin as well as John Agnello who mixed the album.
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I'm sitting down with the people that helped me produce 'New Fragility' to talk about how we made the record. Melissa Vincent will lead the conversation with Will Johnson and Britton Beisenherz with whom I recorded and produced at Ramble Creek in Austin as well as John Agnello who mixed the album.
Make sure you're subscribed to the CYHSY newsletter to get the link when it goes live:
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Music for the exasperated... A selection of songs from artists who have been helpful to me over the years and, lately, even more so. Play it loudly. youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4...
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Join me today for a @reddit AMA over on Indieheads 2pm ET.
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