Hysterical is the third album by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. It was released in September 2011.

Hysterical
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2011
GenreIndie rock
LabelSelf-released
ProducerJohn Congleton
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah chronology
Some Loud Thunder
(2007)
Hysterical
(2011)
Only Run
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubC[3]
Clash8/10[4]
Consequence of Sound[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Independent[7]
Beats Per Minute62%[8]
NME7/10[9]
Pitchfork5.6/10[10]
Spin5/10[11]
Uncut[12]
Rockfreaks.net[13]

History edit

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's album Hysterical was released on September 12, 2011, in Europe, Japan, and Australia, and September 20 in the United States by Wichita Recordings. The album was produced by John Congleton and features cover art designed by Maya Pindyck.[14] It was the last album to feature long-time backing vocalist Robbie Guertin.[citation needed]

The band released "Same Mistake" and "Maniac" as singles for download from their website. A music video for "Maniac" made by Belgian director Pieter Dirkx was released on September 14, 2011.[citation needed]

Track listing edit

All lyrics and music written by Alec Ounsworth.

  1. "Same Mistake"
  2. "Hysterical"
  3. "Misspent Youth"
  4. "Maniac"
  5. "Into Your Alien Arms"
  6. "In a Motel"
  7. "Yesterday, Never"
  8. "Idiot"
  9. "Siesta (For Snake)"
  10. "Ketamine and Ecstasy"
  11. "The Witness' Dull Surprise"
  12. "Adam's Plane"

References edit

  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for Hysterical – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ^ Gregory Heaney. "Hysterical – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Hysterical · Music Review · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical". Clash Magazine. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical – Album Reviews – Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  6. ^ Phil Mongredien (10 September 2011). "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Hysterical – review". the Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Album: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Hysterical (V2)". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Album Review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical – BPM". Beats Per Minute. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  9. ^ "NME Reviews – Album Review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - 'Hysterical' - NME.COM". NME.COM. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, 'Hysterical' Review". SPIN. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  12. ^ Uncut, Oct 2011, p.83
  13. ^ "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Hysterical – Rockfreaks.net". Rockfreaks.net. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  14. ^ Gerard-Reimer, Chandler (October 4, 2011). "Clap Your Hands Say Yeah deserve no applause for new album". The Foothill Dragon Press. Retrieved July 30, 2022. Indie pop band, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, released their newest article, "Hysterical." Credit: Maya Pindyck