Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Celebrate Album Anniversary

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah celebrates the 10th Anniversary of their debut album with a remastered reissue of the LP (including bonus tracks) and a full North American tour!

Hear Alec Ounsworth’s new, solo-acoustic version of “Let The Cool Goddess Rust Away” that debuted recently at Stereogum saying that his “voice is surprisingly intact with all the same stringent tone and suppleness, and hearing it on acoustic guitar exposes how simple and elegant the melody line is.”

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of their debut album, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah will be touring across the USA and Canada this summer playing the album in it’s entirety along with other favorites from their catalog.

After being out of print for many years, the album has been remastered for vinyl by TW Walsh and will be available on transparent gold vinyl on June 2nd, 2015. Both CD & LP formats come with a custom download card that includes 12 all-new, solo acoustic, cassette tape recordings by the band’s lead singer and songwriter, Alec Ounsworth. The new versions were recorded on the heels of an extensive Living Room Tour with no stages or sound systems. Ounsworth wanted to record intimate versions of these songs the way he’s been playing them at shows; stripped down to just his voice and guitar with no barrier between him and the listener.

High praise for the debut album:

“The record is consistently, remarkably strong.” Pitchfork

“CYHSY is at the best point in the lifecycle of a band: un-styled, simply produced and deserving of the hype for what is — quite possibly — a nearly perfect album.” Billboard

“What sticks out right off is a drive that can’t be taught or approximated.” Village Voice

“An album which will force even the most hardened listeners to throw in the towel.” Tiny Mix Tapes

“Total immersion in the passion of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah reveals the true power of music as a means of artistic expression.” Prefix Magazine

“CYHSY’s songs ring of The Bends-era songwriting, but loungier, more playful, more comfortable in their own skin.” cokemachineglow

“[An] exceptional debut.” Under The Radar

“An unpolished gem.” Q Magazine

Tour Dates:

05.26.15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s

05.27.15 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s / SOLD OUT

05.29.15 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel

05.30.15 – Millvale PA @ Mr Smalls

05.31.15 – Columbus OH @ Rumba Cafe

06.02.15 – Indianapolis IN @ Radio Radio

06.03.15 – Nashville TN @ Exit / In

06.04.15 – Little Rock AR @ Stickyz

06.05.15 – Dallas TX @ Club Dada

06.06.15 – Austin TX @ The Mohawk

06.08.15 – El Paso TX @ Low Brow

06.09.15 – Phoenix AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom

06.11.15 – Los Angeles CA @ Troubadour

06.12.15 – San Diego CA @ Casbah

06.13.15 – Santa Ana CA @ Constellation Room

06.14.15 – Santa Cruz @ The Catalyst

06.17.15 – San Francisco CA @ The Independent

06.19.15 – Portland OR @ Mississippi Studios

07.17.15 – Seattle WA @ The Crocodile

07.18.15 – Vancouver BC @ Electric Owl

07.19.15 – Spokane WA @ The Bartlett

07.22.15 – Fargo ND @ The Aquarium

07.23.15 – Minneapolis MN @ Triple Rock Social Club

07.24.15 – Madison WI @ Majestic Theater

07.25.15 – Chicago IL @ Lincoln Hall

07.28.15 – Grand Rapids MI @ Pyramid Scheme

07.29.15 – Toronto ON, Canada @ Horseshoe Tavern

07.31.15 – Allston MA @ Brighton Music Hall

08.01.15 – New York NY @ The Bowery Ballroom

08.02.15 – New York NY @ The Bowery Ballroom