CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Review

I'm not always sure where my music choices come from, nor can I understand why I'm so adamant to analyze and defend them. Many music enthusiasts get downright ugly if you even hint at showing disregard for something they love, yet I guess that's just a distinct trait of those who take their music seriously. But for us jaded listeners that pledge devotion to the avant-garde and noise albums of today, is it still possible for us to like good ol' wholesome pop music?...full text Riding home on the Q train, I've discovered a secret that I pretend no one else around me knows. It is my shield from the derelicts and drunkards of the late-night New York train system. As I fade into its rollicking mood changes and invigorating expulsion of energy and emotion, my body separates from the world around me, and for just about thirty-nine minutes, I exist only for the music channeling through my headphones. It is the self-titled debut from the Brooklyn five-piece Clap Your Hands Say Yeah....full text A quick Google for this Brooklyn five piece reveals a myriad of views from the gushing to the ‘don’t believe the hype’ doubters. That so many people are proffering an opinion on something that was self produced and limited initially to only 2000 copies says much about their impact. Now in a second pressing it promises to be the next Arcade Fire, a band propelled first by word of mouth and then by frenzied A&R....full text