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March 5, 2009

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Debut "Statues" For Jimmy Fallon

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From the Roots as house band to Van Morrison and Justin Timberlake (nice guy, says Wayne Coyne) to Santigold and Spank Rock, we've been closely covering the nascent days of Jimmy Fallon's show. Last night the nervous one hosted Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who debuted a new song "Statues." It's upbeat. The "ecstatic" audience in the balconies to the sides of the stage takes some getting used to -- are they wearing mics? -- but CYHSY should be stoked that they now have more than shrill, screeching bloggers at their shows.

For the price of an email address, like Jimmy said, you can download the song at CYHSY's website. On the same site, the guys mention that "['Statues'] a song that we might work on some more in the future."

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Glad they are going to keep working on that, because it sucked.

Posted by: Kryptonite at 03/05/09 10:03 AM | Reply
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donnytilla

tone deaf as fuck.
"chasin' my own shhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeedowwwwww"
please. stop. "singing."

Posted by: donnytilla profile link in reply to Kryptonite's comment at 03/05/09 10:15 AM | Reply
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Couldn't have said it better myself.

Posted by: Michael H profile link in reply to Kryptonite's comment at 03/05/09 10:20 AM | Reply
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SpeechBubble

Very cool song. Glad they didn't break up? Or did they?

Posted by: SpeechBubble profile link at 03/05/09 10:07 AM | Reply
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agreed, very cool song. *downloads

but it may be more true now than ever that if you dont like that voice, you really wont like it here

Posted by: littlepants profile link in reply to SpeechBubble's comment at 03/05/09 10:17 AM | Reply
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Anyone peep the mp3? The production is ridiculous.

Posted by: tigerkite at 03/05/09 10:21 AM | Reply
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j0shsm1th

tone deaf? know CYHSY before u comment, this track was awesome... def the type of direction i am looking for after some loud thunder... why do they have to take a break they rock

Posted by: j0shsm1th profile link at 03/05/09 10:42 AM | Reply
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donnytilla

i know them quite well and apparently with each release i grow more and more aggravated. its the voice

Posted by: donnytilla profile link in reply to j0shsm1th's comment at 03/05/09 11:07 AM | Reply
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Nils

wait, they are on a break, right? so...what is this? anyone care to explain why they have new material?

Posted by: Nils profile link at 03/05/09 1:39 PM | Reply
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if Wayne Coyne is the nicest guy in Indie Rock Land and Win Butler is the biggest A-hole then Alex Ounsworth is hands down the most BORING

Posted by: no!carsgo at 03/05/09 1:39 PM | Reply
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Perhaps they should have worked on it some more in the PAST. Oh, snap.

Posted by: Paul Ramon at 03/05/09 1:44 PM | Reply
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collapse your hands and say meh to this

Posted by: gimme at 03/05/09 2:03 PM | Reply
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why do they need three guitars to play a boring song. Only place you really need 3 guitars is in dreamtheater or somthing.

Posted by: erik at 03/05/09 2:45 PM | Reply
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Wow... haters... I actually thought it was a decent song. The voice is a given, either it'll turn you on or you'll hate it - like Joanna Newsom. I think they're quite good at balancing it in the music... as long as the voice doesn't become some stupid affectation, it works. See Ys for how a naturally interesting voice can turn stumble into affectation.

Posted by: nathan at 03/05/09 3:22 PM | Reply
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genius! lovin that monica

Posted by: d@ve at 03/05/09 3:33 PM | Reply
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ha! nice two word write up on this piece of garbage. "It's upbeat."

Posted by: Nick at 03/05/09 4:14 PM | Reply
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Good god, when did Paul Giamatti form a skiffle band?

Posted by: gorgon at 03/05/09 7:49 PM | Reply
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