NYC collective The Phenomenal Handclap Band has returned from the UK and are preparing to hit North America once again, this time alongside Simian Mobile Disco, Chromeo and Bajofondo among others. The band will be playing a very special show at Pop Montreal tonight, Wednesday 9/30, and will be DJing at select events and parties during this year's CMJ Music Marathon.

Led by Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand, (producers/musicians/pals/DJs), The Phenomenal Handclap Band has been touring behind their self-titled album, out now on Friendly Fire Recordings. The album features contributions from their friends in TV on the Radio, Antibalas, The Dap Kings, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, L'Trimm, Calla, The Mooney Suzuki, Sí Se, and Honeycut among others. Live they are an 8-piece band, with a variety of special guests.

The band recently recorded a brand new Live at Lime session at their own Chanel Studios, in the Lower East Side. Produced by Daniel and Sean and performed by the full 8-piece live band, it is a truly unique addition to the band's catalogue. The band and Limewire are offering a free mp3 download of "Testimony" from this session. Check out the EP complete with fan artwork, and their Limewire Featured Artist profile.


If you haven't seen it yet, the band also released their amazing new video for the single, "15 to 20," a song RollingStone.com called "Summer's First Party Jam" and one of SPIN's "Songs You Must Hear Now!" Directed by Moh Azima, the video was filmed at various locations in New York City over some of the hottest weeks of late summer. The band also performed "15 to 20" for a recent Live on KEXP Session from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC. Dubbing themselves "The Electronic Handclap Band" for this session, they played without guitarists and did a full-on electronic set with never-heard-before versions of the song.



For more info, please visit:

• http://www.phenomenalhandclapband.com
• http://www.myspace.com/phenomenalhandclap
• http://friendlyfirerecordings.com/Bands/PHCB/phcb.html