The list of fans for the NYC based collective The Phenomenal Handclap Band just got one longer. Sir Paul McCartney himself sent his praise via letter after BBC Radio 1’s DJ Zane Lowe played PHB’s newest hit single “15 to 20″ on his show.  PHB’s label Friendly Fire recounts the story:

“A short while ago BBC Radio 1 in the UK played PHB’s summertime jam “15 to 20″ and none other than Sir Paul McCartney rang up the station to find out what they were playing. Word immediately got back to our camp that he was a fan and a cd was sent along to him post-haste. Being the classy guy he is he sent along a thank you letter.”

Click the thumbnail to see a full sized copy of Paul’s letter.   We’ve got a track from the band’s forthcoming debut below, and you can hear more at the band’s Myspace page. The Phenomenal Handclap Band comes out June 23rd on Friendly Fire Recordings — we’ll have a full review up here shortly.

The Phenomenal Handclap Band
“You’ll Disappear” (mp3)
from “IODA SXSW Opening Day Bash Sampler 2009″