Clap Your Hands Say Yeah prove that it's still possible for a band to get heard, given enough talent and perseverance.  Full text...

But after nearly two listens to the song, you begin to realize that the instrumentation is equally as interesting and important to the juxtaposition of their sound.  Full text...

Total immersion in the passion of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah reveals the true power of music as a means of artistic expression.  Full text...

All told, CYHSY is a revelation, worthy of celebration. Clap your hands indeed.  Full text...

It is the kind of album where you have a new favorite track every five to six days.   Full text...

There's no question Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's self-titled, self-released album is something of a quiet phenomenon.  Full text...

CYSHY most definitely offer an addictive, shimmering and, crucially, precious and soulful counterpoint to the riot van rabble-rousing of 2006's main rock infatuation.  Full text...

This is a very fantastic album.   Full text...

It sounds like what it was: self-recorded and self-released.  Full text...

Let them entertain you. All you've gotta do it clap along.  Full text...

There's no point in even trying to dislike this record.  Full text...

They'll secure a place in the hearts of misfit indie fans everywhere.  Full text...

Good taste and chops.  Full text...

Let's consider this label-less debut a minor success, and hope for dropped jaws when they acquire the resources to properly introduce themselves to the world.  Full text...

All the essential elements of greatness are here in some small form or other, but Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's time is not now - come album number two, though, they'll almost certainly surpass any hideous h-word connotations.  Full text...