411 Mania — Chris Bell looks at the sophomore record from Brooklyn's preeminent disco fusion act. Can the Phenomenal Handclap Band win over this hardened rock critic? more info

Guardian Music — Scottish Soulful Weekender, DumfriesThe concept of a weekender containing all things soulful and jazzy finally makes it to Scotland, thanks to DJ Yogi Haughton, doyen of numerous Southport and Prestatyn weekenders and devotee and evangelist of rare, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — My guess, based on multiple clues above, is The Phenomenal Handclap Band, though I don't get what the secret is all about. Who do you think is playing with Little Shalimar and Tit n Twat at Union Pool tonight... more info

Totally Fuzzy — An excellent sampler by San Francisco label Friendly Fire Recordings, home to artists like Acrylics, Asobi Seksu, Camphor, The Concretes, David & the Citizens, Elk City, Faunts, Oh No Ono, Old Soul, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Regina, Violens, ... more info

Altsounds — "Downright thrilling" (HuffPo) breakout singer/songwriter Diane Birch has teamed with fellow New Yorkers and "astronauts of progressive soul" (Guardian UK) the Phenomenal Handclap Band to record 'The Velveteen Age,' a seven-track covers collectio... more info

Culture Bully — New music from the Phenomenal Handclap Band's recently released Remixes album. more info

Altsounds — The Phenomenal Handclap Band are hitting their hometown of New York City! First, the band will be taking over East Village Radio... more info

Altsounds — *2010 has been an amazing year for NYC's *The Phenomenal Handclap Band*. After performing up and down the United States and packing out tents the world over, they are back in the studio hard at work on their second album. With the band locked away... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Miracles of Modern Science - I Found Space (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Jacuzzi Boys - Bricks or Coconuts (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Aerosols - China (AAC) The Phenomenal Handclap Band We'll start this week with a contest. The Phenomenal... more info

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