Released September 13, 2005 Length 38:36 | Genre Indie rock Label Wichita | |
Recorded 2005, Recording Studio, Brooklyn, New York and Providence, Rhode Island Producer Adam Lasus and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
Keith Souza Engineered (tracks 2, 3, 5, 10–12), and Tyler Sargent (track 9) | ||
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is the eponymous debut album by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, self-released in the U.S. on 13 September 2005, and released in the UK on 23 January 2006 by Wichita Recordings. Produced and mixed by Adam Lasus, the album and the band rose to fame after buzz and attention built up on various MP3 blogs and a very positive ("9.0/10") review from influential music website Pitchfork Media. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was listed as one of the 50 most important recordings of the decade by National Public Radio's All Songs Considered.
Contents
The success of the album started after bassist Tyler Sargent began mailing out copies of the album from his apartment. As of November 2009, the album has sold more than 125,000 copies in the United States. Although the band still has no official record deal in the United States, they have signed a distribution deal to make the album available to a wider audience. In the UK, the band signed to independent record label Wichita Recordings.
The song "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" was featured on the 2005 episode "E-mail Surveillance" of the NBC show The Office as well as the 2011 film The Art of Getting By.
The album cover was created from a drawing by artist Dasha Shishkin and was designed, colored and lettered by group member Robbie Guertin.
Track listing
All lyrics and music written by Alec Ounsworth except where indicated.
- "Clap Your Hands!" – 1:48
- "Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away" – 3:23
- "Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)" – 3:09
- "Sunshine and Clouds (And Everything Proud)" – 1:02
- "Details of the War" – 3:31
- "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" – 5:43 (Ounsworth, Lee Sargent, Robbie Guertin, Tyler Sargent, Sean Greenhalgh)
- "Is This Love?" – 3:11
- "Heavy Metal" – 4:01
- "Blue Turning Gray" – 1:17 (Tyler Sargent)
- "In This Home on Ice" – 3:58
- "Gimmie Some Salt" – 3:03
- "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood" – 4:34
Bonus tracks
The UK release, on Enhanced CD, contains a link to bonus live tracks. All songs were recorded live at The Black Cat in Washington, D.C. on 13 September 2005.
- "Is This Love?"
- "Details of the War"
- "Gimmie Some Salt"
- "In This Home on Ice"