The Phenomenal Handclap Band is a tight-knit aggregation of musicians and a… Read Full Bio ↴The Phenomenal Handclap Band is a tight-knit aggregation of musicians and artists from Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. At the center of it is Daniel Collás, the Witch Doctor, and Sean Marquand, the Medicine Man; who, after years of searching and contemplation, through live performance and the manipulation of recorded music, have finally succeeded in assembling the personification of their holy vision: Patrick Wood, Nicholas Movshon, Luke O'Malley, Laura Marin, Quinn Luke, and Joan Tick, enhanced by the remarkable talents of Aurelio Valle, Carol C, Jaleel Bunton, Bart Davenport, Jon Spencer, and Lady Tigra, among carefully chosen others.

Together they have crafted a sound that is equal parts anthemic, dancefloor-oriented and orchestral, borrowing elements from progressive rock, disco, electro, and psychedelia.

The Phenomenal Handclap Band started when Collás and Marquand, two New York underground club DJs, became restless with the concept of playing other people's music. Both had also been involved in the thriving nightlife scene, and had an almost encyclopedic knowledge of esoteric music ranging from Brazilian soul to vintage psych-rock, so becoming producers seemed to be the next logical step.

After working with a wide range of artists, from veteran soul acts to up-and-coming rock n' rollers, the duo set their sights on The Phenomenal Handclap Band, a supergroup comprised of various luminaries of the indie rock and underground soul scenes. The resulting self-titled debut is the harmonious culmination of numerous diverse musical backgrounds, as well as a testament to Collás’ and Marquand’s singular musical vision.

The album begins with the meditative strains of the epic "Journey to Serra da Estrela" which erupts into a driving synthesized force, and foreshadows the arrival of "Testimony", in which Jaleel Bunton (TV on the Radio) provides a fiery psychedelic guitar backdrop for Aurelio Valle's (Calla) voodoo incantations. Carol C (Sí Se) lends her considerable vocal talents to "You'll Disappear", a cosmic disco floor-filler that sets the stage for The Lady Tigra's (L'Trimm) jump-rope rhymes on the soon-to-be classic summer jam, "15 to 20".

Live, The Phenomenal Handclap Band is distilled to an eight-member powerhouse, an eye-popping spectacle that overwhelms the senses. It pulses with a savage rhythm section that provides the ultimate foil for cascading guitars and electrified washes of organ and synthesizers. Their delirious sermonizing whips crowds into a charismatic frenzy. Needless to say, their live shows are more akin to a spiritual church revival than an actual rock show.

The Phenomenal Handclap Band’s self-titled debut album is being released by the acclaimed Brooklyn indie label Friendly Fire Recordings on June 23, 2009.

Give It A Rest
The Phenomenal Handclap Band Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Give It A Rest' by these artists:

Adam Scharf You don't have to tell me where you were on…
Gold Bloom Am I sweet enough Are you sick of me yet Under your…
Iwishiwasraining I don't think Closure is Always needed Let's just let This e…
kEd Verse 1: Get out of bed and open the drapes study the…
Nobodys I hate my job, I hate my life. If I was…
The Arcadian Wild Give it a rest Don’t try to make it happen Did you…
The Nobodys I hate my job, I hate my life. If I was…
Voyce G.I. GO & GMJ Thoughts Will never make you cool You look like an amuck bul…

We have lyrics for these tracks by The Phenomenal Handclap Band:

15 To 20 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45…
All of the Above Above all powers Above all Kings Above all nature And all cr…
Baby The KKK took my baby away They took her away, away…
Do What You Like Do, do-do-do-do-do La-la-la-la-like Do it like you like, oh-…
Give You don't have to get before you can give Sometimes we…
Remain Silent Well I know I'm not too clever But I put two…

The Right One We're like canyons since way back when Singing songs about …

The lyrics are frequently found in the comments by searching or by filtering for lyric videos

TRACKS