A relatively recent album to be indicted into the Sunday Sermons having been released in 2005, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! was not only a fantastic album but also something of a watershed moment.  Back in the day when music blogs were still finding their feet in the mainstream music press, Brooklyn’s CYHSY! very quickly shot from nowhere to be one of the most talked about acts on the net all through the power of a few MP3s mailed out by the band.  The strength of their lo-fi noodlings, Alec Ounsworth’s distinctively wailing voice and a sure sense of fun saw them break through the blog buzz cycle and garnered them underground support.  Underground support that was soon to turn to more widespread critical acclaim as they became one of the first bands to receive and subsequently define a “Pitchfork moment”, scoring an impressive 9.0.  For a band who had just been messing around creating songs this was a catapult and, embracing the slingshot effect, the self-released debut album went on to win over popular support through it’s whimsical and curious charm. Six years later, but a lifetime in modern music history, it still stands as one of the most interesting, important and best albums of the 2000s.  

The band now find themselves with a record deal (V2) and putting out their third album, entitled Hysterical, on 20th September this year.