I’m listening to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s new CD Hysterical on NPR (thanks to Frank for linking to it from Facebook) as I read through some journal articles about mobile devices and public spaces. I’m liking it so far. After a great first CD back in 2005, and a disappointing sophomore album, it’s good to listen to them again. NPR’s review puts it well:
Hysterical balances the exuberance of the band’s first album with beauty and reflection, most notably in “In a Motel” and “Adams Plane.” But it wouldn’t be a Clap Your Hands Say Yeah record without that bounce; that “grab your buddy and dance with unhinged joy” emotion that’s all overHysterical. It’s feeling I thought we’d lost, but that the band has once again found, just in time.
