The album as a self-contained unit of artistic expression holds a fascinating place in the musical landscape. For some, the rise in streaming culture has reduced its significance, with listeners able ...

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the group led by singer-songwriter Alec Ounsworth, will release new album, New Fragility, on February 12 via CYHSY/Secretly Distribution. Today, another heartfelt single, ...

This week in Philly music features a tribute to the late songwriter Jill Sobule, a 20th-celebration anniversary of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s debut, a two-night stand by funkateers Lettuce, a golden ...

Sounds like a great idea, right? I mean, nothing says rock ’n’ roll like an honest-to-God, church-basement show. This was an opportunity for the irreverent spirit of the rebel sound to coexist with ...

Last night, after 13 years in existence, Philadelphia’s Clap Your Hands Say Yeah made its Miami debut at the outdoor stage of Gramps. It felt as though many who would have been into this indie-rock ...

Initially, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s self-titled debut album was meant to be a four-track EP. But after acquiring extra studio time, Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Alex Ounsworth, drummer Sean ...

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah blew a lot of minds when they released a fully independent self-titled first album in 2005. They had no record label, no manager, no nothing, and at a time when even “indie” ...