You can't help but admire the D.I.Y. success behind Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Through self-promotion, blogger buzz and a bit of sweat equity, the Brooklyn art-rock outfit managed to sell more than 100,000 copies of its self-titled debut without ever signing a record deal (though it did have to outsource its overseas demand to Wichita Records). The band won't be pressing copies of its sophomore release,
Some Loud Thunder, until the end of January, but you can get your clap-happy hands on album tracks "Love Song No. 7" and "Underwater (You and Me)" for free on the band's Web site. No applause necessary.
www.clapyourhandssayyeah.com
