Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah performing in 2014
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, PA, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Indie rock, indie pop
Years active	2004-present
Labels	Wichita,
Associated acts	Uninhabitable Mansions, Radical Dads, Flashy Python
Website	clapyourhandssayyeah.com
Members	Alec Ounsworth
Past members	Sean Greenhalgh Robbie Guertin Lee Sargent Tyler Sargent

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (often abbreviated CYHSY) is the musical project of American indie rock musician Alec Ounsworth; based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Brooklyn, NY, and founded in 2004. 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.

The band, whose members met years earlier at Connecticut College, formed in the beginning of 2004 and played shows in Manhattan and Brooklyn. They are notable for achieving their initial fame and commercial success via the internet rather than through a record label. Shortly after the release of their first album, they received attention from numerous MP3 blogs and a favorable review from Pitchfork Media, who gave the band a "Best New Music" commendation. The ensuing demand for the album was so great that the band was forced to re-press the CD, as the initial production run was too small. They garnered even more press after David Bowie and David Byrne were spotted at some of the band's shows in 2005.

On October 3, 2005, they were signed to Wichita Recordings in the UK.

The band released their second album, Some Loud Thunder on January 29, 2007, in the UK, and January 30, 2007, in the United States. Alec Ounsworth has said that he plans to professionally record some of his older songs for a solo release before moving CYHSY onward.