Number 39: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!

Ah, to be young and in buzzz.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! emerged this year with the absolute worst band name and the kind of praise reserved for Canadians and sharply dressed folks with nice cheak bones. CYHSY don't look like much on paper the same indie touchstones get name checked, the same glowing press quotes from the same bloggy sources. What makes them significant is their staunch independence and there ability to keep the air of rock and roll mystery which tends to leave bands as soon as ink gets spilled.