- Record Label: [self-released]
- Release Date: Jun 28, 2005
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Universal acclaim- based on 350 Ratings
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Positive: 298 out of 350
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Mixed: 27 out of 350
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Negative: 25 out of 350
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TomWJul 4, 2005Best album of the year. Don't believe those who are turned off by all the buzz around these guys. You don't need pitchfork to know that this album is wonderful.
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DrewKOct 7, 2005
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RyanRJun 30, 2005This album is amazing. So happy and full of emotion. It sounds like everyone and you hear so many influences, yet, it sounds so original and fresh.
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franksJul 14, 2005Do I even need to say why?
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erikeJul 6, 2005upon first listen, i was unimpressed. after 2 to 3 listens i came around and i am now addicted to this record, definitely along with the national one of the best of the year. if you do not like this album, you'd probably appreciate the new weezer or another crap U2 or coldplay record.
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JimSSep 7, 2005
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DavidHMay 5, 2006In my humble opinion, the best album I've heard in years.
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dugdugOct 25, 2005This album knocks it out of the park. It is impossible to overhype it. I've had it for a month now and I still can't go three days without listening to it.
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FrancesAOct 5, 2005I love this band. Such a fresh, new sound, makes you want to get up and groove!
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rubberrubbyJul 10, 2005rubbish!!!
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ScottBJul 15, 2005Amazing.
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LisaSJul 1, 2005Easily the best album of the year so far.
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mattSep 30, 2005one of the most fun and unique records out this year. some elements of talking heads but a great combo of smiths like melodies, new orderish bass and cure-esque keyboards. Skin of my yellow country teeth is my fav trak.. stays in your head so hook laden with great souds from indie producer Adam Lasus
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ScottVOct 1, 2006classic indie rock, a must listen.
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LizziSJan 18, 2006Bloody brilliant album, everyone should own it.
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ChrisRDec 1, 2006A completely upbeat off-center release. The singer doesn't have the best voice but is a fantastic vocalist. The music hooked me instantly and hasn't let me go since. I hear so many influences wrapped into a nice neatly wrapped package. Namely Joy division, Velvet Underground, Talking Heads and Arcade Fire. All bands I love.
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mavitiaJan 7, 2006it's 522 am but i'm up, staring at my computer screen. poorly articluting random ideas and listening to them because something in their sound resonates with something i'm trying to get in touch with. thanks guys
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sdaasdadAug 4, 2006is the best
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Mars88Sep 24, 2006They sound alot like wolf parade, but that doesn't make them any less amazing.
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jesuschristJan 5, 2007very good. One of the best bands of the century
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PatK.Aug 30, 2008Peter W You have no heart or soul... his voice is perfect for this music/album. This CD is AMAZING.
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MattMNov 1, 2005The best, most passionate, and most refreshing record in years.
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MaxSNov 30, 2005This album is kicka$$ buy it now
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BillyLOct 25, 2005This album is single handedly revolutionizing the way people think about indie bands!
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MichaelRDec 7, 2005
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JoshBOct 5, 2005An amazing debut from an amazing band. See them live, it's worth it. They rock so much. You will absolutely be blown away.
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JoeySJun 29, 2005unique (to me at least) band, with an incredible album from beginning to end. go to the website and download the mp3s-you don't wanna miss this one.
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ToddBJun 30, 2005I thought at first that "Mocking Heads" might be a more approprate handle for this band, until I really started to listen to the disc. It's like crack music. So incredibly addictive. It may not be the most original LP to come out this year, but barring another Yankee Hotel Foxtrot or Funeral, you can bet they'll top out more than a few "Best of" lists this year.
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TomCJul 1, 2005Forget what the critics, backlashers, bloggers, and pundits say. Please just give this album a listen with no preconceived notions. It will make your life better.
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ChetJul 14, 2005Dont believe the hype or the backlash, but if you like catchy indie rock/pop, odds are you'll like this record...
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wrrJul 14, 2005just listen to the album for what it is, not for what i think about pitchfork - try to stop listening to this record
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coulefJul 14, 2005CYHSY is fantastic. At times derivitive and familiar but more often fresh and creative. I think this CD is excellent and would love to see them come to my town. MILWAUKEE,WI!!!
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NetoNJul 15, 2005Best album I've heard in ages. The self-production adds to the songs' intimacy. Voice a bit like Jeff Magnum but poppier subject-matter and melodies flying everywhere. Buy the album and support a band doing it for themselves!
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NoahPJul 15, 2005Amazing music, but that wonderfully terrible voice really is the icing on the cake.
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VanLJul 16, 2005A really great album that, unfortunately, comes out at a time when many people are so eager to hate "the next big thing." People that just truly enjoy Indie Rock music will thoroughly appreciate this release.
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JustinCJul 16, 2005Perfect pop, extremely fun to listen to
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elizwJul 17, 2005mind-bogglingly spectacular.
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KarenIJul 17, 2005Wooow! Shines!
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BfizzleJul 21, 2005Fuck the backlash, this album is as great as they say it is.
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VivianCJul 29, 2005Awesome.
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JohnDJul 3, 2005Phenomenal album. Best of the year, by far.
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BenAAug 3, 2005
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najaAug 5, 2005howcome no one makes music like this anymore? a breath o fresh air, i'm tired of all the over produced super treble guitar dance bands taking over the indie scene. a classic for sure, buy it!
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MikeBSep 1, 2005Addictive pop hooks + wonderfully weird + kinetic energy = I can't stop listening
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BenDSep 10, 2005This album is incredibly good. CYHSY knows how to create good hooks that will stay in your head for hours after listening. Singer Alec Ounsworth's pubescent Thom Yorkish singing may irritate some listeners, but I personaly love it. This is the best album of 2005 so far.
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JustinFSep 28, 2005
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JasonSep 29, 2005Cannot stop listening. This certainly deserves the hype and took me only one listen to be hooked. Watch out for these guys.
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jonathanoOct 1, 2006I love every song that they have on that cd!
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tommymJan 13, 2006the best albumi have heard for quite while
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kevingJan 22, 2006brilliant sound, they deserve a record deal!
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NicholasTJan 23, 2006
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ChrisGFeb 12, 2006It's so unique and the sound is so good, I can't really describe it. I was a little confused at first but this ranks as top five on my albums of 2005
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ligerkFeb 27, 2006stop thinking!! just feel it! that's it!!
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MikeLFeb 28, 2006Wonderful. Talking heads goes to the circus.
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DaveMar 4, 2006Love it!
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leopApr 15, 2006something to be cherished .. a hallmark of independent music.
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WilsonA.Dec 12, 2007There are only 3 or 4 albums that I can honestly say don't have a single bad song. This is one of them
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FabMJan 24, 2007Certainly the best album in the last 15 years. Nothing is like CYHSY, for sure. And the voice...? Well, Lou Reed reminds a asthma-like voice, but is still one of the best rockers ever ;)
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scafyFeb 23, 2007very good album, very good band, very good vocal and music! yeah
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HCFeb 20, 2008CYHSY is an immaculate album.
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CanadianPhilosopherNov 1, 2005Fantastic album. If you are a fan of classic alternative pop, go out and buy this album immediately. Each song is catchier than the last. I have worn out my CD from overplaying it.
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KjetilGNov 17, 2005Best CD of 2005
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BrianGNov 21, 2005to quote the Guinness guys: Brilliant!
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FiskeSNov 29, 2005Amazing.... Great album.
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AdrieCNov 7, 2005help! I can't stop playing this cd!
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SLUGGOODec 1, 2005Talking heads, David Bowie, rapped up into 1 with a rythm that will knock your SOX off, I love it, You deffinetly have to listen to it a few times before it sinks in. They will be huge !
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scottrDec 16, 2005Best Damn CD I have heard this year. For all those people that say that the lead singers voice sucks....It is the worse voice that I am grateful to hear. This band is original and makes you wanna listen to new music agian. If you dont like it then go listen to Nickelback and put a bullet through your left testicle.
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tigerbalmDec 3, 2005Skin of my yellow country teeth....As good as it gets!! At the risk of sounding like a muscial fascist, if you slag this off, you're just crap.
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MikeCDec 4, 2005
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FoodwadMcGeeOct 25, 2005This album eats food, and it is the best eater of food I've seen all year.
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jimoOct 26, 2005The best new band to come along in 20 years.
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LaurenJul 12, 2005
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scottiecJul 17, 2005better than your mother. neutral milk hotel and the talking heads had arcade fire as their son. meet illigitamate daughter clap your hands say yeah.
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AaronSJul 18, 2005Yep, it lives up to the hype. A consistently entertaining album of bright indie pop. Very eccentric and just about damn perfect. It will certainly find a spot on my ten best list this year as well.
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PatrickLJul 26, 2005
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toddmAug 14, 2005This is truly a phenomenal album. The songs are lyrically and vocally interesting, and the music carries a weight that is undeniable. The album shares moments of intimacy interspersed among almost epic sounds. The album has gravitas--I can't say it any other way. Boo to the naysayers. It's the most refreshing album I've heard in years.
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BrianSSep 18, 2005This is an instant classic album. I haven't heard anything this original, exciting and mind blowing since Modest Mouse debuted with Interstate 8.
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nathonrSep 22, 2005An inventive and pleasing album. It screams to be listen to over and over. I've played it for all my friends and co-workers and most of them have gone to pick up the cd for themsleves. Simply mind blowing, daring, and creative.
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seanlSep 25, 2005one of the best beats that i have heard in a long while. great party album. best album od the summer
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CPSep 26, 2005Unbelievable. They are even better live.
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periaAug 24, 2006Clap Your Hands is what ecstatic Sufis would sound like if they'd been listening to the history of Rock and Roll with a sprinkling of Louis Armstrong's 1920s Hot Five cuts. This is a genuinely great disc.
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sparkybearJan 25, 2007Yay!
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MikeMay 24, 2007
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BobbyGNov 12, 2005My favorite for the year. Enchanting.
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Aug 14, 2015It's like a homeless ballet dancer, incredibly precise and elegant with the appearance of nonchalance and filth. Somebody give this man a dollar, he deserves it. (Or give him some salt)
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GraysonAJul 17, 2005This is wholly solid indie rock, combining the influences of many, leaving new listeners with something about as original as can be found in a world of copy cats.
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KJJul 5, 2005
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syazuanrAug 1, 2005much needed wake up call to all those sleeping rock giants!
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mahaAug 23, 2005New York bands come, New York bands go, some deserve more than they got, some are just pretty and consequently are launched as NME coverkids. But this lot, oh my! Exciting stuff, cant wait to hear what comes of them-lets hope they arent lost within the myriad of New York scenesters that never quite are...
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CarlYAug 6, 2005Wonderful. Took a while for me to warm up to it, but it's really a great record. Don't wait--act now!
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PedroLJan 14, 2006All song are great! (well... except #1 :P).
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MihaiVSep 4, 2006It took me almost a year to get into it, but now I'm hooked.
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RossJNov 10, 2005A sweet, cathartic and life affirming album.
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peegeeDec 1, 2005i initially thought the singer would turn me off to the album however, all of it together, it ends up being quite beautiful.
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camdenlOct 22, 2005pretty cool how they sold the copies themselves through word of mouth. this album gets more intriguing with each listen
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BenecioZDec 9, 2005By far the best song heard all year, The skin of my yellow country teeth, simply awesome
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erinOct 7, 2005i listen againandagainandagainandagain
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RodolfoZ.EJun 30, 2005It´s f**in´ great. CYHSY show us that good music don´t need a famous label or a big marketing. Good music goes all around the world for itself.
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hughmJun 30, 2005There is a lot of Byrne to the vocals, which take a bit of getting used to, but overall an excellent album, with a great rhythm section.
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miketvJul 30, 2005This album is actaully worth all the hype. The guy whos complaining about his voice should stick to listening to the killers.
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Awards & Rankings
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CYHSY’s songs ring of The Bends-era songwriting, but loungier, more playful, more comfortable in their own skin.
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The record is consistently, remarkably strong.
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If there are complaints to lobby against this remarkable debut, they lie mostly in its sound-quality. Namely, it sounds like what it was: self-recorded and self-released.