Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
I dont know what to say about CYHSY that hasn't already been said, so i'll not waffle too much about them as such. Except that they're one of the many wonderful groups that i've picked up on after hearing good things about them on efestivals (bigsmile). Which kind of makes them special for me.
It took me a few listens to really fall in love with CYHSY but when i did fall, it was from the 18th floor and i broke both my arms and shatterd both my legs. I couldn't stop listening to it. I remember the exact moment like it was yesterday. Me and Em were driving into town and it was playing away on the car stereo. The sun was shining but it was a cold. I was smoking and we were stuck in traffic. 'By the Skin of my Yellow Country Teeth' had just finished and the first "Woahh" of 'Is This Love' had just faded away and it struck me how good this album/band was. I was literally bursting with love/life/happiness.
I couldn't place them anywhere, except maybe an escaped lunatic singing in a country disco band. People say they sounded like Talking Heads but i didn't see it myself (except maybe his singing voice).
It's a stunningly beautiful, uplifting, and positive album (which seemed to sit nicely next to Arcade Fire's Funeral for some strange reason) which does what all good music should do, it takes you away somewhere secret and special.
I love the way that at the crescendo of 'Details of the War' rather than a crashing drum-roll-to-cymbal and blast of guitar they just use a Harmonica to emphasise the point. I love the way the lyric gets repeated in 'Upon this tidal wave of Young Blood' until he doesn't seem to be saying English words anymore. I love the way 'In this Home on Ice' flows. I love the way the guitars (sound like there's 15 of them) scratch around on 'Let the cool Godess Rust Away' (which sounds like a Velvet Underground song).
When we saw them live it was a shambles. The sound was way off, the singing was so bad it made me cringe. But still they got the whole place rocking. I've never seen so many Indy Kids dance around with smiles THIS BIG on their faces. It was a party. And it was all down to how good and how loved this album is. How deserved CYHSY were of our admiration.
Another great thing is how well its weathered. I play it so often for weeks on end and it doesn't wear out at all. It still excites me. It still sounds fresh (much fresher than Neon Bible) and i can't see it wearing thin.
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