From being one of Fallon's first music guests to telling us that rumors of their demise have been greatly exaggerated, the Class of '05 music industry case study that is Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have been somewhat on the scene this year. Still, less than expected: It was fair to think The Great Buck Howard -- the Tom Hanks/John Malkovich movie i...

From the Roots as house band to Van Morrison and Justin Timberlake (nice guy, says Wayne Coyne) to Santigold and Spank Rock, we've been closely covering the nascent days of Jimmy Fallon's show. Last night the nervous one hosted Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who debuted a new song "Statues." It's upbeat. The "ecstatic" audience in the balconies to th...

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah appeared on "Late Night" last night (some guy named Jimmy Fallon is running that show now) and played a new song called "Statues". They're also making an mp3 of demo version of the track available on their website with a note saying, "It's a song that we might work on some more in the future."MP3:> Clap Your Hands...

The band's manager tells NME that while CYHSY have indeed abandoned plans to head into the studio, bloggers suggesting a permanent split are "probably reading a bit too much into things." They are "unlikely to work together in the immediate future," however, and the band members are busy with other projects: bassist Tyler Sargent and keyboardist...

Photo by Steve DoubleMore often than not, when one hears the phrase "take a break," it's not a great sign for the future: "I like you and everything but, you know, I'm going to Barcelona next semester and maybe we should...take a break." Etc. Earlier this week, Brooklyn Vegan reported that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are taking such a break.Accordi...