Have you ever listened to a group's discography and then realized that their new album is coming out the next day? For me, that happened on the eve of the new Islands' album. While I enjoyed Arm's Way (2008), Vapours (2009) thrust me into fandom. Exciting, right? Along with A Sleep & A Forgetting, we won't forget the thrilling Sick Friend album, sick vibes from The Phenomenal Handclap Band and something for perhaps a matured ear with The Explorers Club. Canada's Islands even have some excellently creepy videos (" Creeper ", " [...]
<blockquote> <b><i><big> The end of LCD Soundsystem created a hole in indie dance music that I feared couldn't ever be filled. Luckily, the Phenomenal Handclap Band is too busy having fun to give a damn about any of that. </big></i></b></blockquote> <!--more--> Phenomenal Handclap Band - Form & Control (2012) – 7.2 / 10.0 Release Date: Feb. 14, 2012 Running Time: 48:10 [...]
Dear Trading Standards, I would like to complain about the false advertising perpetrated by the name of the American indie ensemble Phenomenal Handclap Band . Not about the use of the word "phenomenal", as I know this is entirely subjective; my problem is that I was expecting at least some jaunty, fun-time hand-claps somewhere amongst the eleven tracks on their most recent album. And yet there are none. Do I have a case? Yours sincerely, Thomas Baker Right, now we've got that unpleasant business out of the way, we [...]
The Phenomenal Handclap Band : Following - MP3 Comme personne n'est parfait, j'avais raté cette track sortie fin de l'an passé. Et comme Form & Control , l'album de The Phenomenal Handclap Band , sera dispo le 13 février via Tummy Touch Records , le MP3 refait surface et… voilà! Nobody's perfect and I did miss this great track released end of last year. Since Form & Control , The Phenomenal Handclap Band 's [...]
New York collective Phenomenal Handclap Band return with their sophomore album, and it's a curious beast. You know when they travel to the future in the Bill and Ted films, and it's basically the 1980s except it's the future? That's pretty much what this album is. Except with the 1970s. And no Keanu Reeves, which is a shame. It's all disco grooves, funk guitar, layer cake production and vocal arrangements that sound like a computer has been fed a load of ABBA, Blondie and Scissor Sisters and programmed to compose something. Read more..
Get your 3pm indie-groovy shoes on and put your hands together cause the PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND want to let 'The Right One' in via their retro-futuristic video.
To celebrate today's crop of releases, here are new mp3s from the Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Lawrence Ball, the Big Sleep, Black Bananas, Escort, Hospitality, Imperial Teen, the Minor Leagues, Neal Morgan, pacificUV, Phenomenal Handclap Band, Fionn Regan, Shigeto, Andrew Sisk, Loga Ramin Torkian, TS & The Past Haunts and the 2 Bears. Also, vote for [...]
In 2009, the Phenomenal Handclap Band debuted with an album of nostalgic grooves that felt like opening up the trunk of your cool uncle's Mustang to find a bewildering array of funk and soul vinyls. The New York-based group's self-titled album had guest spots from members of TV on the Radio, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and The Dap-Kings to back them up. After a tour with Bryan Ferry and a Diane Birch-assisted covers EP, the Phenomenal Handclap Band return with its sophomore release, Form & Control , which feels more centered, yet as retro [...]
The Phenomenal Handclap Band 's new video for 'The Right One' is trippy but not in the conventional sense. For example, this is entirely in black and white. While New York's Baeblemusic thinks you should be on something to enjoy it , we don't necessarily agree. (And if you were wondering, the band replied back to Baeblemusic, saying it was a "very rare substance" anyway. Ha!)
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Tweet Watch the video for The Phenomenal Handclap Band 's song "The Right One" off their upcoming sophomore album "Form & Control" out February 13th on Tummy Touch Records . Phenomenally funky, The Phenomenal Handclap Band are returning with their second album, "Form & Control" , next month, following up their self-titled effort from 2009. Check out the cover above and [...]
New York's cosmic-disco collective The Phenomenal Handclap Band just unveiled the retro-futuristic video for their new single "The Right One", off their second album, "Form And Control", which drops on February 14th via Tummy Touch Records. In case you missed it, check out the band's brilliant cover of Skatt Bros' 1979 classic "Walk The Night", featuring Peaches on vocals here . Directed by Moh Azima. Port-Bagages: mp3: The Phenomenal Handclap Band: "Following"
The Phenomenal Handclap Band have got a new video for "The Right One." It sort of strikes us as a black and white version of that White Stripes video from a few years back (no, not the Lego one). You'll probably know it when you view "The Right One" above.
Watch 'The Right One' below. Form & Control will see daylight shortly. Click here to view the embedded video. MP3: The Phenomenal Handclap Band - Following
The Phenomenal Handclap Band: "Walk The Night" (feat. Peaches) A few days ago we shared with you Moullinex's cover of "Maniac" , featuring Peaches on vocals and now you can stream The Phenomenal Handclap Band's version of Skatt Bros' 1979 classic "Walk The Night". Super. The "Casablanca Reworks" EP is out now on Gomma. Preview the whole thing here , and then grab your copy here . In related news, The Phenomenal Handclap Band [...]
Last year GOMMA was approached to rework some songs from the legendary Casablanca Records catalogue. MOULLINEX , Telonius, Munk and The Phenomenal Handclap Band did four new interpretations of classic tracks by Donna Summer & Giorgio Moroder, Skatt Brothers, Stephanie Mills and from the Flashdance soundtrack! For the project they needed a very special vocalist, who they believed had the right understanding of history, the perfect dirty approach and enough soul. They found her in the former Canadian, PEACHES . [...]
Looks like Gomma are at it too!They have unleashed their "All-Stars": Munk, Moullinex, Telonius and The Phenomenal Handclap band on the Casablanca Records back catalogue to create a series of brilliant reworks featuring vocals from Peaches across the board. Absolutely loving Maniac from Peaches and Moullinex! p.s. Telonius's Donna Summer Our Love rework is pretty good but compare to Peter Zohdy & Michael Senna's Chicago rework...
Here's the video for Moullinex's fantastic cover of Michael Sembello's "Maniac" (from the soundtrack of the movie "Flashdance"), which features Peaches on vocals. Taken from the new "Casablanca Reworks" EP, due January 13th on Gomma. For this project The Gomma All Stars (Moullinex, Telonius, Munk, and The Phenomenal Handclap Band) teamed up with Peaches and did four cover versions of songs from the catalogue of legendary Disco label Casablanca Records. Telonius took care of Donna Summer's "Our Love", The Phenomenal Handclap Band made a great cover of the classic "Walk The Night", originally by the Skatt Brothers, and Stephanie Mills' [...]
El primer proyecto que tiene previsto este año el sello Gomma Records, va a ser un curioso experimento que consiste en reversionar antiguos temas editados por Casablanca Records, sello americano [....]
The video for Phenomenal Handclap Band's "The Unknown Faces at Father James Park" is bizarre. Awesomely so.
and speaking of New York City town, the PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND have just announced that their album number two, FORM & CONTROL , will come in your ears come February 13 2012 via Tummy Touch. and her tracklist will be : 1. Following 2. The Right One 3. The Written Word 4. The Unknown Faces at Father James Park 5. Shake 6. Form & Control 7. Give 8. Afterglow 9. Winter Falls 10. All Cliches 11. Mirrors 12. The Attempt wotyougot
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