Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was conceived in the belly of the Great Whale. Upon departure, its members floated to shore. Five arrived alive: Alec Ounsworth, Sean Greenhalgh, Tyler Sargent, Lee Sargent, and Robbie Guertin. They are multi-instrumentalists under the age of 48. The live arrangement is as follows: Alec Ounsworth, guitar and vocals, Sean Greenhalgh, drums and percussion, Tyler Sargent, bass and backing vocals, Lee Sargent, guitar and keyboard and backing vocals, Robbie Guertin, guitar and keyboard and backing vocals. Alec Ounsworth lives in Philadelphia . PA. Sean Greenhalgh, Tyler Sargent, Lee Sargent, and Robbie Guertin live in Brooklyn , NY . They are citizens of the United Sates of America. Alec Ounsworth writes the songs for the project in Philadelphia . The songs are then transported to New York (via bus, car, or train), shaped, re-shaped, finally reaching a certain completion that returns again to the belly of the Great Whale and is initially and finally Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. They have one album thus far. It is called Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

The Darcys

The Darcys are a post-soul and shoegaze band from Toronto comprised of Jason Couse, Wes Marskell, Michael le Riche and Dave Hurlow.

Their self-titled album was produced by Murray Lightburn of The Dears and is available via Arts & Crafts. Their recent 2nd lp was a full cover of Steely Dan's Aja.

"A dense, challenging, monstrously tuneful prog rock epic that improbably finds common ground between Radiohead and Steely Dan." --The Toronto Star.

Sporting Life

Pretense, and pretense-peddlers, stay away. Go watch some other band. Use "hazy dream-pop", or "shimmering guitars" on someone else. We've heard it already. You aren't helping. If you can't resist labeling things as "post-punk dance folk" (which makes no sense) or "Swedish electronica hardcore prog-pop" it's better you stay at home and finish that blog post. If you have a mustache -- and you aren't in a position of authority -- stay home. (If you are in a position of authority, you should probably stay home too). If you recently crashed your fixed gear into a pedestrian, if you can't help but see irony in everything, if you only buy organic, or if you own a shirt or bag with a bird on it, again, stay home.

This 5 piece band evokes the best of 60's and 70's and 80's and 90's brit rock. They care. They work hard. And when they perform it shows.