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Sorry kids, but Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are now officially no longer a completely DIY success story. The band's management told Pitchfork today that CYHSY have signed to Wichita Recordings in the UK, home of Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They hope to release the band's self-titled debut album over there in January, with the possibility of a limited-edition single preceding it. No word yet on any US record deals. For now, the boys are sticking with their unique set-up with ADA Distribution, which allows the mammoth distributor to work directly with the band, without any label middleman interference.

Clap Your Hands will bring the Yeah to England, Scotland and Wales this November, as soon as they finish up their current US tour with the National. Get those palms ready:

10-04 Eugene, OR - Wow Hall*
10-05 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine*
10-06 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour*
10-07 Los Angeles, CA - UCLA (students only)
10-07 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour*
10-08 Phoenix, AZ - Modified Arts*
10-11 Austin, TX - The Parish*
10-12 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
10-14 Nashville, TN - The Basement
10-15 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
10-17 Carrboro, NC - Local 506
10-18 Washington, DC - The Black Cat
10-19 Baltimore, MD - 8x10 Club
10-22 Reykjavík, Iceland - Iceland Airwaves Festival
10-26 Philadelphia, PA - TLA (Hurricane Katrina Benefit)
11-15 Leeds, England - Faversham
11-16 Cardiff, Wales - Barfly
11-17 Manchester, England - Music Box
11-19 Nottingham, England - Stealth (Club NME)
11-20 Glasgow, Scotland - Stereo
11-21 Liverpool, England - Academy
11-22 London, England - ULU
12-31 New York, NY - Irving Plaza

* with the National

* Pitchfork Review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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