Only Run

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's fourth full-length was preceded by the departure of three fifths of the band’s formative line-up, and includes contributions from the National's Matt Berninger and Kid Koala. The album has the feel of a band being reconstructed in real time.

The Brooklyn band begin anew, returning to their self-released roots but geared towards a new synth-pop sound, one that sadly caps well beneath their potential.

‘Coming Down’, the best track on ‘Only Run’, is a blustery rocker featuring a guest vocal by The National’s Matt Berninger, and seems to indicate what Clap Your Hands are hoping for from their 2014.

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While not unpleasant, there’s little to warrant enduring revisits.

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With three albums' worth of experience under their belt, Philadelphia's Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's fourth album sees the band finally confident enough to truly expand their sound into the stratosphere.

Album review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Only Run. A fourth album which presents an overall feeling of tentative euphoria…