Stomp Clap, also defined as Stomp Clap Hey, is a genre of
music, considered by some as possibly the worst genre in existence, defined by a consistent and repeating Stomp, Clap, Stomp Clap and at times featuring a Hey or similar shout.
The
music features either a stomp and a clap or a variation with other, usually percussion, instruments replacing, one or both sounds, for example a Kick, Snare or Tambourine. The
music is usually
mid to fast tempo and upbeat but also quite slow at times.
The genre has roots in folk, especially more country esque sounding folk
music with bands like The Lumineers, Of Monsters and Men, fun and
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes being genre contemporaries,but also exists within some electronic bands like Imagine Dragons and Awolnation.
Examples of songs that fit within the genre include.
"Hey Ho" by The Lumineers.
"Little Talk" by Of Monsters and Men
"Sail" by Awolnation
"Thunder" by Imagine Dragons
"Riptide" by Vance
Joy"Home" by Phillip Phillips
And the completely different.
"Home" by
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes.
