The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O, guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring member in 2009 and replaced Imaad Wasif, who had previously held the role. According to an interview that aired during ABC's Live from Central Park SummerStage series, the band's name was taken from modern New York City vernacular.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is the musical project of American indie rock musician Alec Ounsworth. It was founded in 2004 and is based in Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Until 2014, the project operated as a band, with drummer Sean Greenhalgh being a member for its entirety. Keyboardist/guitarist Robbie Guertin and brothers Lee (guitar/vocals) and Tyler (bass) Sargent were also a part of the band from its inception until their collective departure in 2012. Their debut album, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, was self-released in 2005.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is the eponymous debut studio album by American musical project Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, self-released in the United States on 28 June 2005, and released in the United Kingdom 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. 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.
Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees include Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Best Coast, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John. The label signed Clap Your Hands Say Yeah for a UK distribution deal for the group's debut album. They also signed the UK producers Simian Mobile Disco for the UK.
Steven M. Berlin is an American saxophonist, keyboardist and record producer, best known as a member of the rock group Los Lobos and, before that, Top Jimmy & the Rhythm Pigs, the Blasters, and the Flesh Eaters. Berlin is married and lives with his wife and children in Portland, Oregon. Berlin joined the band Tuatara as a side project in 1998 on their second album, Trading with the Enemy. Berlin is Jewish.
Adam Lasus is an American record producer and musician.
Some Loud Thunder is the second studio album by American musical project Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. It was released on January 29, 2007, in the United Kingdom, and the next day in the United States by Wichita Recordings; but people who pre-ordered the album were able to legally download it from Insound starting January 16. The album was produced by Dave Fridmann, known for his work with Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips.
Alec Ounsworth is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and frontman of indie rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. He is also a member of The Pelican Picnic and Flashy Python. Alec's first solo album, Mo Beauty was released October 20, 2009, on Anti- Records.
Live at Lollapalooza 2007: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is a live album by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah recorded on August 4, 2007 at the Lollapalooza Music Festival at Grant Park in Chicago, IL.
Robbie Guertin is a former keyboardist/guitarist/backup vocalist for the indie rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and a drummer/vocalist for the band Radical Dads.
Mo Beauty is the debut album by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman Alec Ounsworth. It was released October 20, 2009, on Anti- Records. In August 2009, Ounsworth released Skin and Bones as Flashy Python.
Skin and Bones is the debut album by Flashy Python. It appeared without any pre-release press on the band's official website, from where it is available for streaming, high-quality mp3 download, and purchase in physical form on CD or Vinyl.
Baby Darling Doll Face Honey is the debut album by Southampton rock band Band of Skulls. It was released on 7 April 2009 in England and 28 July 2009 in America. The artwork is based on paintings by bass player/vocalist Emma Richardson.
Yellow Bird Project is a company that collaborates with indie bands to raise money for charity, primarily through the sale of T-shirts. They approach indie bands, asking them to choose a charity and submit an original design. Each design is then printed onto T-shirts and sold exclusively through the YBP website to raise money for the charity of the artist's choosing. Some of the bands which they have collaborated with include Andrew Bird, Bloc Party, Bon Iver, Broken Social Scene, Devendra Banhart, and The National. Over the years, the company has diversified to include book publishing, album releases and film projects. In 2016, UK based charity Trekstock took over the management of the project, enabling all funds to be raised for one cause - young adults living with cancer.
Hysterical is the third album by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
The Complete Last Waltz is a live rock show put on by Golden Gate Presents, including all 41 songs from the historic 1976 rock and roll concert The Last Waltz. Thirty eight musicians from current rock bands participated in the original presentation on November 24, 2012 at The Warfield Theater in San Francisco. In 2013, 2014, 2016 & 2018 the show was performed at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY.
Skin and Bones may refer to:
Only Run is the fourth album by American musical project Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, self-released on June 3, 2014.
Walter Martin is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the New York City indie rock bands The Walkmen and Jonathan Fire*Eater. Following the Walkmen's break-up in 2013, Martin launched a critically acclaimed solo career and has subsequently released seven studio albums.
New Fragility is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. The album was self-released on February 12, 2021.
