Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s new album, Only Run, is streaming in full one week ahead of its scheduled release date (June 3rd). Listen in now via NPR.
The self-released LP follows 2011’s Hysterical and is the first full-length since bassist Tyler Sargent and multi-instrumentalist Robbie Guertin left CYHSY in 2012. According to a press release, the nine-track effort features frontman Alec Ounsworth as the main creative wellspring, as he discovers a “renewed sense of optimism”.
Ounsworth said in a statement, “Lately, I’ve been assaulted by news, both distant and near, that suggests a certain sense of frustration. But Clap Your Hands Say Yeah — the entire concept of the band, the name itself — is about balancing optimism in the face of overwhelming odds.”
Only Run is preceded by “Coming Down”, featuring The National’s Matt Berninger, “As Always”, and the title track.
Pre-orders for the album are ongoing. Below, watch the music video for “As Always”:
Only Run Tracklist:
01. As Always
02. Blameless
03. Coming Down
04. Little Moments
05. Only Run
06. Your Advice
07. Beyond Illusion
08. Impossible Request
09. Cover Up
