Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is announced to make an appearance in Dublin, after finishing their extensive North American run in March, April and May, playing in Dublin’s Whelan’s on September 15, 2017.

The Tourist, the forthcoming album of the Pennsylvanian rock band will be released world wide on February 24, 2017.

As previous records before, with the new music the band’s vocalist Alec Ounsworth nods to his musical heroes, such as Robert Wyatt, Tom Waits and Nick Cave. The Tourist originated from a time where Ounsworth was going through a time of reflection and soul-searching in which he had to process personal events that irrevocably changed his life and future.

The outcome of this intense time of self-reflection was a natural development from earlier records and is considered by Ounsworth to be an exhale of sorts.

The album was recorded at Dt. Dog’s Philadelphia based studio and was then mixed by Dave Fridmann, who also worked on the two previous albums, Some Loud Thunder (2007) and Only Run (2014).

Tickets, priced €21, for the band’s Dublin show go on sale on Thursday 9 February at 9 am trough www.whelanslive.com, ticketmaster.ie and usual outlets nationwide.