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CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
celebrate 20th Anniversary
with limited deluxe vinyl reissues,
epic World Tour, and more

LANDMARK DEBUT ALBUM
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
(20^TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)
FEATURES STUNNING NEW
GATEFOLD REDESIGN WITH
PEEL-OFF GECKO STICKERS,
SPLATTER VINYL,
AND BONUS FLEXI 7”
WITH ORIGINAL RECORDING
OF “HEAVY METAL” – LISTEN

EXCLUSIVE FIRST-ALBUM TRAILER
PREMIERES TODAY – WATCH

LIMITED DELUXE VINYL
REISSUES OF HYSTERICAL,
ALEC OUNSWORTH’S MO BEAUTY,
AND FLASH PYTHON’S SKIN AND BONES
FEATURING EXCLUSIVE REDESIGNS
ALSO AVAILABLE

ALL LIMITED DELUXE VINYL REISSUES
ARRIVE ON FRIDAY, MAY 30

20th Anniversary
World Tour to see
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
performed in its entirety

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Photo Credit – Greg Kohs

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Alec Ounsworth and his band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are celebrating their 20th anniversary with today’s announcement of limited deluxe vinyl reissues of the landmark self-titled debut album, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, as well as Flashy Python’s Skin and Bones, Ounsworth’s 2009 solo debut, Mo Beauty, and the band’s 2011 third album, Hysterical. All albums will be available Friday, May 30, on Ounsworth’s label via Secretly Distribution. Pre-orders are available now.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (20th Anniversary Edition) will feature a fresh reimagining of the album’s iconic artwork, embodies the album’s DIY spirit with stunning splatter vinyl housed in a refined gatefold redesign featuring peel-off gecko stickers for personal creativity and a bonus flexi 7” with the recently unveiled original 2004 recording of “Heavy Metal” all paying tribute to one of the most beloved indie rock records of all time. An exclusive trailer premieres on YouTube.

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Flashy Python’s Skin and Bones, a hauntingly playful album released in 2009 without fanfare and featuring Ounsworth alongside members of Dr. Dog, The Walkmen, and Man Man, will be available for the first time ever in record stores, redesigned with hidden covers revealed by die-cut and semi-transparency as well as translucent rouge vinyl. Originally released under his own name in the same year, Mo Beauty – which Ounsworth describes as “something of a love letter to New Orleans” and includes production by Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, The Blasters) and backing from such iconic New Orleans musicians as George Porter Jr. and Stanton Moore, among others – will make its vinyl return with a redesigned gatefold, spot gloss varnish, and marble smokey vinyl. Lastly, the band’s 2011 third album, Hysterical, which NPR praised as balancing “the exuberance of the band’s first album with beauty and reflection,” produced by John Congleton and boasting musical contributions from the legendary Mike Garson (David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails), now features a reinterpreted design of the original artwork – also exclusively limited to this reissue – with blue metallic foil, marble vinyl, and an inlay poster.

PRE-ORDER

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH,
FLASHY PYTHON: SKIN AND BONES,
ALEC OUNSWORTH: MO BEAUTY,
AND HYSTERICAL
STRICTLY LIMITED DELUXE VINYL REISSUES

WATCH EXCLUSIVE CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH TRAILER

LISTEN TO “HEAVY METAL” (ORIGINAL 2004 VERSION)

The Clap Your Hands Say Yeah milestone 20th anniversary will further be commemorated with a wide-ranging world tour that is underway now with the band – currently comprising Ounsworth, Todd Erk (bass, synth), Jonas Oesterle (drums), and Ben Collins (guitar, keys, lights) – performing the classic album in its entirety. Ticket availability is increasingly limited, with several shows already sold out or upgraded to larger venues due to immense popular demand. Support comes from special guests Babehoven (March 31-April 16), Knifeplay (May 2-10), and La Zorra Zapata (May 3). As a special incentive for concertgoers, all limited deluxe vinyl reissues will be available exclusively at the merch desk in advance of their official May 30 release.

In June, CYHSY will travel south of the border for shows in Latin and South America before crossing the Atlantic in September for a series of European dates in Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, France, and the United Kingdom, culminating with a two-night stand at London’s EartH (September 19-20). From there, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah head off to Japan for eagerly awaited shows in Osaka (October 31) and Tokyo (November 1), followed by dates in Australia and New Zealand beginning November 5 at Sydney’s Metro Theatre. For complete details and remaining ticket availability, please visit cyhsy.com/live.

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CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
20TH ANNIVERSARY
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2025

NOVEMBER
5 – Sydney, Metro Theatre
7 – Melbourne, Northcote Theatre
8 – Brisbane, The Triffid

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Few bands have burst quite so brilliantly onto the scene as Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Fewer still can say their debut defined a scene, a time, and marked a paradigm shift in the music industry. But Clap Your Hands Say Yeah managed all this and more; no wonder the band’s self-titled first album is still considered one of the finest and most influential independent releases of the 2000s.

A heady blend of leftfield pop and melodic, exuberant indie rock, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah repurposed a number of classic musical references for a new generation of music fans. Fun-loving and quirky, the band – formed around the enigmatic singer-songwriter Alec Ounsworth – achieved that rare alchemy, synthesising a dizzying array of styles and influences into something wholly their own. And that something was utterly glorious, full of buzzing synths, trebly guitars, bustling drums, and Ounsworth’s lilting, wailing vocals. The record’s raw, ramshackle sound was an integral part of its appeal; time has merely magnified that charm. In “The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth” and “Upon This Tidal Wave Of Young Blood” Ounsworth wrote two of the most uplifting, celebratory tracks of this millennium, obvious highlights on an album of consistent excellence and one rightly lauded for re-writing the rules of what indie bands could be.

Self-released in the United States in June 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah proved a true phenomenon, earning ecstatic praise around the world:

“In 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah showed just how far and wide a band could be heard without much airplay or promotional support. The group sold more than 125,000 copies of its self-released, self-titled debut — not only because its music struck a chord, but also because those who loved it were able to spread the word in ways that seemed unimaginable a few years earlier. It’s one of the Internet’s biggest individual success stories in music, but Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is important for more than just its viral appeal; it’s also a damn good record.” – Bob Boilen, NPR (All Songs Considered’s The 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade)

“Every time it seems like conventional indie rock has gasped its last, someone builds a mansion of song that reminds us that, at its best, the genre still pulls off raw, celebratory spirit more convincingly than almost any other. Consistently, remarkably strong.” – Pitchfork (9.0, Best New Music)

“CYHSY is at the best point in the lifecycle of a band: un-styled, simply produced and deserving of the hype for what is – quite possibly – a nearly perfect album” – Billboard

“Brilliantly OTT but cleverly understated, this is an album to dance around to and to cherish.” – The Guardian (****)

“What sticks out right off is a drive that can’t be taught or approximated. They’re on top of a drone that crests over atmospheric interludes and hooks-are-for-squares songwriting.” – Robert Christgau, Consumer Guide (A MINUS)

“Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is worthy of the attention, as it reveals a band of great ability and confidence brimming with ideas.” – Trouser Press

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