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Fitz and the Tantrums – HandClap

I’m absolutely a huge fan of Fitz’s last album, 2013’s More Than a Dream. Their big single from that is still played everywhere from commercials to gas station radio playlists. It’s ubiquitous and the band deserves to have a great follow-up. Well, here it is: HandClap, continuing that trend of combining two words to form one. Whatever you feel about the title, the dancy track is worth it. It immediately got me moving in my seat, and that’s what I wanted from their next stuff. Singer Michael Fitzpatrick’s vocals are also a bit more subdued, if you found that a slight disagreeable. It’s still knowingly him, but he doesn’t shriek over the downbeat. If this is a sign of things to come in their next album, I’m all for a resurgence in Tantrums.