Listen to a rare track from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s 10th anniversary reissue

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2005)
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Remember Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s debut? Well, how could you forget? The 2005 album has received critical acclaim, and was even listed as one of the 50 most important recordings of the decade by NPR’s All Song’s Considered.

To commemorate such an accomplished release, the Philadelphia-based band has set a release date (June 2) for a remastered reissue of the album. And what’s the best color for a re-release? Gold, of course. The album will be pressed on gold vinyl. The reissue will include 12 new cassette tape recordings by frontman Alec Ounsworth.

Listen to one of these recordings, a stripped-down version of “Let the Cool Goddess Rust Away” below.

The band will play their debut in full on their 2015 tour route. Starting on  May 27th at Johnny Brenda’s and running through early August, the band will also be playing a series of intimate living room shows.  Check the dates listed below:

05-15 Santa Fe, NM – Outside Bike & Brew Festival
05-26-27 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
05-29 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
05-30 Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls
05-31 Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe
06-02 Indianapolis, IN – Radio Radio
06-03 Nashville, TN – Exit / In
06-04 Little Rock, AR – Stickyz Rock’n’Roll Chicken
06-05 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
06-06 Austin, TX – The Mohawk
06-08 El Paso, TX – Low Bow
06-09 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom
06-11 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
06-12 San Diego, CA – Casbah
06-13 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
06-14 Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
06-17 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
06-19 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
07-17 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
07-18 Vancouver, British Columbia – Electric Owl
07-19 Spokane, WA – The Bartlett
07-22 Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
07-23 Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
07-24 Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
07-25 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
07-28 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
07-29 Toronto, Ontario-  Horseshoe Tavern
07-31 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
08-01-02 New York, NY- Bowery Ballroom