From New York City, The Phenomenal Handclap Band is something very special, blending elements from a whole range of different musical styles to create a sound that is at the same time familiar and completely fresh. Psychedelia, disco, electro, Brazilian and glam-rock are all mixed up in their debut self-titled album on Tim ‘Love’ Lee’s Tummy Touch label—imagine ESG, Tom Tom Club, Sly & The Family Stone and Os Mutantes all jamming together, and then being produced by LCD Soundsystem and you’d be half-way there.

The Phenomenal Handclap Band is a loose collective of musicians, based around New York DJs Daniel Collas and Sean Marquand—for this live incarnation, there are eight musicians onstage, six guys and two female singers. Their show has been compared to something more like a spiritual church ‘revival meeting’ than a conventional ‘rock gig’, fuelled by a huge rhythmic powerhouse of drums and percussion.

So, if you’re on the way to Badalona to see Franz Ferdinand, make sure you get there nice and early to catch The Phenomenal Handclap Band, and check out the excellent new single “15 to 20”, which includes some fine remixes by the likes of Horse Meat Disco.

December 5th at 8.15pm at Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona

Tickets: €35