NYC indie types Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are aiming to release their second album before the year is out; their self-titled debut only officially emerged in the UK earlier this year.
All the songs are written according to Billboard, who quote guitarist Lee Sargent:
"We're holding on to this record for a bunch of reasons. It's not a matter of creative control. It's become pretty clear that we'll always have that. We would just like to maintain our release schedule, [and] decide what we want put out there [or] not."
The band remain unsigned in the States, despite attracting stupid levels of critical attention with their eponymous debut.

i thought...
this read second long prayer.
stupid being the operative word
definitely
you own the album?
i think they're just below the hype but it's not stupid.
This album will either establish or destablish(?) them.
I'm afraid
the OED says "no" on "destablish" Mr Freak. Shame.
yeah, i got the album
it's got some good songs on it, but it's such a 6/10 album there are hundreds of albums more deserving of that level of hype (in my view) than clap your hands. therefore, to me, the hype is stupid.
i think the debut album
is excellent.
High expectations are set for #2.
me
too
wow, mr. consistent!
Perfect
It's SUCH a 6/10 album.
brusma | 17 Jan '06, 17:05 | Send note | Reply
Mr Detective...
nice findings;)
UNSIGNED!!
Can't believe they're still unsigned! Probably what they want to be fair. One of the best live bands I've ever seen!
Can't wait for the new material.