{"title":"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse our collection of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah vinyl records, CDs, box sets, and more at Darkside Records. Shop new and used releases with fresh inventory arriving daily.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"clap-your-hands-say-yeah-only-run-1","title":"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Only Run (CD)","description":" \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"New CD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43508322402525,"sku":"885686932155","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/500x500bb_272ed34a-b7b5-4a8d-b50c-e9ba98b177d2.jpg?v=1771192506"},{"product_id":"clap-your-hands-say-yeah-new-fragility-indie-exclusive","title":"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- New Fragility (Indie Exclusive Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat are we to make of the world? In many ways, the title New Fragility perfectly sums up our collective state of unease and anxiety, but it's particularly apt for singer songwriter Alec Ounsworth AKA Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and the trauma he's spent the best part of three years processing. \"It's pretty personal, \" says Ounsworth. \"It's about what I think we're all experiencing at the moment, certainly here in the United States anyway - trying to move forward amidst an almost cruel uncertainty.\"\u003cbr\u003eTaken from the David Foster Wallace short story 'Forever Overheard', from the collection Brief Interviews With Hideous Men - \"You have grown into a new fragility, \" says the story's adolescent narrator - the title track documents what happens directly after a long relationship comes to an end, and what's discovered soon after. \"There comes a period of making up for lost time in a changed world, \" says Ounsworth, \"and now is a time of predictable stupidity.\" \"I never want to take another chance on anyone\", Ounsworth laments over a steady chug of muted guitar chords, delicate piano, and bustling drums. \"I can't believe the things I do to myself\". It's a song that takes a long, hard look at itself in the mirror and doles out some uncomfortable truths. Yet it also showcases what Ounsworth has become so masterful at - couching a certain level of seriousness in something fun. Something danceable. It's what's powered some of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's most memorable moments, and what makes New Fragility such an accomplished, affecting record. Powerful too, taking aim at what Ounsworth calls \"the failed democratic experiment that is the United States of America\" and the supine hypocrisy of those currently in government. The first singles taken from New Fragility, the double A-side of 'Hesitating Nation' and 'Thousand Oaks', are deeply political, charting the decline of a nation. On the former, over quietly picked guitar and static chords, Ounsworth decrys state-sponsored pollution and the ubiquity of advertising, bemoaning our always on, always hustling culture. But it's 'Thousand Oaks', written in response to the fatal mass shooting at the Borderline Bar And Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, on November 7, 2018, where Ounworth's anger reaches fever pitch. \"I was watching an interview with Susan Orfanos, who lost her son, \" says Ounsworth. \"It was difficult to watch, and left me heartbroken for her and infuriated that so little has been done about gun control in the United States. The tragedy of this case is also that this particular shooting seemed almost 'forgettable', insofar as so many people have become inured and apathetic to such events.\" The soaring chorus and the melodic chug of Ounsworth's guitar provide a stark contrast to lines that drip with fury and rage. New Fragility is not without moments of beauty though. 'Innocent Weight', the first time Ounsworth has employed a string quartet, is a fragile, plaintive ballad that frames the dissolution of a relationship in heart-breaking terms (\"I don't know what I've done wrong\"). Ditto the wondrously sad 'Mirror Song', which combines piano and toy piano to great effect, and deconstructs the pressure of touring, the perils of self-medication, and questioning one's motives for pursuing music as a career. \"The guilt about having so much opportunity but feeling empty inside is not easy to reconcile, \" explains Ounsworth. \"I'm mostly over it now.\" Trace the arc of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's evolution and it shows an accomplished musician and composer sounding ever more confident, constantly refining and broadening his sound and indulging an ever wider set of influences. Few have been as consistently brilliant, eclectic, and intimate; fewer still have done so while being defiantly, 100% independent, refusing to sign deals that compromise artistic vision. New Fragility is a continuation of this, yet it also stands apart as one his strongest collection of songs yet. Personal yet universal, New Fragility confronts numerous modern ills. 'Where They Perform Miracles', a song concerning spirituality and alternative methods of healing, harks back to Ounsworth's time as an anthropology student doing fieldwork in Mexico, while 'Dee, Forgiven' is an intimate look at what harm anxiety, and the over-prescription of certain medication, has on the vitality of youth. The song contains one of Ounsworth's strongest vocals yet - a quivering beacon that shifts from a wail to a low grumble in the blink of an eye, a remarkable expressive instrument that sits perfectly amid the understanded orchestration. For 15 years, it's been one of music's most distinctive voices, and it's never sounded as rich or poised. Together with his keen ear for melody and his unique, eclectic approach to composition - witness the gentle acoustic picking of 'Where They Perform Miracles', the spacious strings and woozy synths of 'CYHSY, 2005', or the rambling, slowed down bar-room blues of album closer 'If I Were More Like Jesus' - New Fragility is the sound of an artist completely at ease in his work, and unafraid to confront the difficult questions that haunt us all. \"And I'm climbing this ladder \/ My head in the clouds\", he sings on the latter. \"I hope that it matters.\" As a metaphor for his career to date (and also an inside joke - borrowing this lyric directly from Neil Young's \"Borrowed Tune\"), it is pretty perfect - the dreamer, forever chasing his muse and musical inspiration. New Fragility is simply the latest chapter, and another classic entry in the canon of one of independent music's brightest, and most durable, artists. New Fragility will be released on CYHSY\/Secretly Distribution. The album was produced by Alec Ounsworth, with additional production from Will Johnson, recorded by Britton Beisenherz in Austin, TX and mixed by John Agnello in New Jersey, mastered by Greg Calbi.\u003c\/p\u003e Shop online at 24\/7.\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43612256174301,"sku":"656605368191","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/products\/sycjsm8uzi78tkxu1bkz.jpg?v=1731309310"},{"product_id":"clap-your-hands-say-yeah-the-tourist-1","title":"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- The Tourist (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eClap Your Hands Say Yeah - The Tourist - 'The Tourist' nods to Alec Ounsworth's musical heroes-a group that includes artists such as John Cale, Robert Wyatt, Tom Waits and Nick Cave. However, this album also shows a natural progression from previous records. 'Better Off' and 'The Vanity Of Trying' are lush, keyboard-augmented songs, while 'A Chance To Cure' and 'Ambulance Chaser' are rhythmically askew, and the sighing 'Loose Ends' is delicate, acoustic-based folk-rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pilot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Chance to Cure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Down (Is Where I Want to Be)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Unfolding Above Celibate Moon (Los Angeles Nursery Rhyme)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Better Off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Fireproof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Vanity of Trying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Loose Ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ambulance Chaser\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Visiting Hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clap Your Hands Cyhs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45005437206749,"sku":"888608667210","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3530107.jpg?v=1727247834"},{"product_id":"clap-your-hands-say-yeah-only-run-2","title":"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Only Run (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP pressing. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - the entire concept of the band, the name itself - is about balancing optimism in the face of overwhelming odds, which is why CYHSY has always produced, marketed and distributed all of it's albums independently. ONLY RUN is the fourth studio album from Philadelphia-based Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who are celebrating 10 years as a band this year. The album aims to loosely document lead singer\/songwriter Alec Ounsworth's observations of his life in music over the last 10 years. Ounsworth crafted the songs himself before bringing them to the studio for completion. The distinguishing characteristic of ONLY RUN (and what sets it apart from Alec's other projects this time out) is the use of synthesizers. ONLY RUN features additional vocals from Matt Berninger from the National on 'Coming Down' and turntables from Kid Koala on 'Cover Up.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs Always\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Blameless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Coming Down (Feat. Matt Berninger)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Little Moments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Only Run\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Your Advice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Beyond Illusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Impossible Request\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cover Up (Feat. 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In many ways, the title New Fragility perfectly sums up our collective state of unease and anxiety, but it's particularly apt for singer songwriter Alec Ounsworth AKA Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and the trauma he's spent the best part of three years processing. \"It's pretty personal, \" says Ounsworth. \"It's about what I think we're all experiencing at the moment, certainly here in the United States anyway - trying to move forward amidst an almost cruel uncertainty.\"\n \nTaken from the David Foster Wallace short story 'Forever Overheard', from the collection Brief Interviews With Hideous Men - \"You have grown into a new fragility, \" says the story's adolescent narrator - the title track documents what happens directly after a long relationship comes to an end, and what's discovered soon after. \"There comes a period of making up for lost time in a changed world, \" says Ounsworth, \"and now is a time of predictable stupidity.\"\n \n\"I never want to take another chance on anyone\", Ounsworth laments over a steady chug of muted guitar chords, delicate piano, and bustling drums. \"I can't believe the things I do to myself\". It's a song that takes a long, hard look at itself in the mirror and doles out some uncomfortable truths. Yet it also showcases what Ounsworth has become so masterful at - couching a certain level of seriousness in something fun. Something danceable. It's what's powered some of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's most memorable moments, and what makes New Fragility such an accomplished, affecting record.\n \nPowerful too, taking aim at what Ounsworth calls \"the failed democratic experiment that is the United States of America\" and the supine hypocrisy of those currently in government. The first singles taken from New Fragility, the double A-side of 'Hesitating Nation' and 'Thousand Oaks', are deeply political, charting the decline of a nation. On the former, over quietly picked guitar and static chords, Ounsworth decrys state-sponsored pollution and the ubiquity of advertising, bemoaning our always on, always hustling culture.\n \nBut it's 'Thousand Oaks', written in response to the fatal mass shooting at the Borderline Bar And Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, on November 7, 2018, where Ounworth's anger reaches fever pitch.\n \n\"I was watching an interview with Susan Orfanos, who lost her son, \" says Ounsworth. \"It was difficult to watch, and left me heartbroken for her and infuriated that so little has been done about gun control in the United States. The tragedy of this case is also that this particular shooting seemed almost 'forgettable', insofar as so many people have become inured and apathetic to such events.\" The soaring chorus and the melodic chug of Ounsworth's guitar provide a stark contrast to lines that drip with fury and rage.\n \nNew Fragility is not without moments of beauty though. 'Innocent Weight', the first time Ounsworth has employed a string quartet, is a fragile, plaintive ballad that frames the dissolution of a relationship in heart-breaking terms (\"I don't know what I've done wrong\"). Ditto the wondrously sad 'Mirror Song', which combines piano and toy piano to great effect, and deconstructs the pressure of touring, the perils of self-medication, and questioning one's motives for pursuing music as a career. \"The guilt about having so much opportunity but feeling empty inside is not easy to reconcile, \" explains Ounsworth. \"I'm mostly over it now.\"\n \nTrace the arc of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's evolution and it shows an accomplished musician and composer sounding ever more confident, constantly refining and broadening his sound and indulging an ever wider set of influences. Few have been as consistently brilliant, eclectic, and intimate; fewer still have done so while being defiantly, 100% independent, refusing to sign deals that compromise artistic vision. New Fragility is a continuation of this, yet it also stands apart as one his strongest collection of songs yet.\n \nPersonal yet universal, New Fragility confronts numerous modern ills. 'Where They Perform Miracles', a song concerning spirituality and alternative methods of healing, harks back to Ounsworth's time as an anthropology student doing fieldwork in Mexico, while 'Dee, Forgiven' is an intimate look at what harm anxiety, and the over-prescription of certain medication, has on the vitality of youth. The song contains one of Ounsworth's strongest vocals yet - a quivering beacon that shifts from a wail to a low grumble in the blink of an eye, a remarkable expressive instrument that sits perfectly amid the understanded orchestration. For 15 years, it's been one of music's most distinctive voices, and it's never sounded as rich or poised.\n \nTogether with his keen ear for melody and his unique, eclectic approach to composition - witness the gentle acoustic picking of 'Where They Perform Miracles', the spacious strings and woozy synths of 'CYHSY, 2005', or the rambling, slowed down bar-room blues of album closer 'If I Were More Like Jesus' - New Fragility is the sound of an artist completely at ease in his work, and unafraid to confront the difficult questions that haunt us all.\n \n\"And I'm climbing this ladder \/ My head in the clouds\", he sings on the latter. \"I hope that it matters.\" As a metaphor for his career to date (and also an inside joke - borrowing this lyric directly from Neil Young's \"Borrowed Tune\"), it is pretty perfect - the dreamer, forever chasing his muse and musical inspiration. New Fragility is simply the latest chapter, and another classic entry in the canon of one of independent music's brightest, and most durable, artists.\n\nNew Fragility will be released on CYHSY\/Secretly Distribution. The album was produced by Alec Ounsworth, with additional production from Will Johnson, recorded by Britton Beisenherz in Austin, TX and mixed by John Agnello in New Jersey, mastered by Greg Calbi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHesitating Nation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Thousand Oaks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dee Forgiven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e New Fragility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Innocent Weight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mirror Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cyhsy 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Where They Perform Miracles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Went Looking for Trouble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e If I Were More Like Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45006495514845,"sku":"656605368184","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3880761-2643195.jpg?v=1731433992"},{"product_id":"clap-your-hands-say-yeah-some-loud-thunder-10th-anniversary-edition","title":"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Some Loud Thunder (10th Anniversary Edition) (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTheir sophomore effort demonstrates just how far this band has come since the release of their debut. It's a record that will stand the test of time and critics alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Loud Thunder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Emily Jean Stock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mama Won't You Keep Them Castles in the Air and Burning?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Love Song No. 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Satan Said Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Upoencountering the Crippled Elephant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Goodbye to Mother and the Cove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Arm and Hammer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Yankee Go Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Underwater (You and Me)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Five Easy Pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clap Your Hands Cyhs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45006746910941,"sku":"888608668026","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/3736807.jpg?v=1727207718"},{"product_id":"clap-your-hands-say-yeah-hysterical-blue","title":"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Hysterical (Limited Deluxe Edition Red \u0026 Blue Marble Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited vinyl only and featuring a reinterpreted design of the album's original artwork, the reissue shines a new light on the 2011 record produced by John Congleton and featuring piano legend Mike Garson (Bowie, Smashing Pumpkins, NIN). The limited deluxe reissue featuring blue metallic foil, marble vinyl and an inlay poster, is being released in the wake of the 20th anniversary of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the classic self- titled debut album, and it's celebratory 2025 worldwide tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSame Mistake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hysterical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Misspent Youth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Maniac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Into Your Alien Arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e In a Motel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Yesterday Never\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Idiot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Siesta (For Snake)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ketamine and Ecstasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Witness' Dull Surprise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Adam's Plane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BWSCD, INC.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46444885672157,"sku":"617308091694","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4416879-3379952.jpg?v=1747850188"},{"product_id":"clap-your-hands-say-yeah-hysterical","title":"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- Hysterical (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e2011 Release. Their first new album in more than three years, Hysterical marks a major milestone in the continuing evolution of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Born out of an intensely collaborative process in which songs were constructed, dismantled, and then rebuilt anew, the album finds the band their most confident and creative, expertly expanding upon its already distinctive sound.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSame Mistake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHysterical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMisspent Youth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManiac\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInto Your Alien Arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn a Motel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYesterday, Never\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdiot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSiesta (For Snake)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKetamine And Ecstasy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Witness' Dull Surprise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdam's Plane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eUPC \u0026gt; 766929992726\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormat \u0026gt; New CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabel \u0026gt; Clap Your Hands Cyhs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46982652330205,"sku":"766929992726","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/1884478.jpg?v=1762923866"},{"product_id":"clap-your-hands-say-yeah-the-tourist-2","title":"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- The Tourist (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e''The Tourist'' nods to Alec Ounsworth's musical heroes--a group that includes artists such as John Cale, Robert Wyatt, Tom Waits and Nick Cave. However, this album also shows a natural progression from previous records. 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What's interesting is the manner in which the players assemble this source material. The Cure and the Smiths, for instance, are probed for neither nostalgic angst nor fashion cues. The Reagan-era creepiness that often surfaces when contemporary acts dabble in such sounds in curtailed by Clap Your Hands' apparent affinity for the Clean and other indie slouchers, to say nothing of the harmonica strapped in front of singer Alec Ounsworth's mouth. 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The album has been remastered for vinyl by TW Walsh and both cd \u0026amp; LP formats come with a custom download card to get 12 all new solo acoustic cassette tape recordings by Alec Ounsworth. 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The band will be playing select tour dates in North America, UK and Europe where they'll perform the album in its entirety. ''Some Loud Thunder'' has been remastered by TW Walsh and will be available on vinyl for the first time in several years. A few words about the album from CYHSY's Alec Ounsworth: ''Let me explain... 'Some Loud Thunder' was an album written mostly as a reaction to the not unwelcome but still uncomfortable great interest in the band's first album, 'Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.' Depending on who you asked, in 2007 the band was known alternatively as the real thing or a flash in the pan, a band who presented a new paradigm for independent music or whose model was based on sheer luck, a band simply enjoying the process of creation or a (relatively) new band struggling to maintain some sort of illusory artistic foothold. The general desire to discover the secret behind the project (and the irritation that it caused me in interviews, reviews, etc.) was, to a large degree, what drove the creation of the album, ''Some Loud Thunder.' Mostly, this is evidenced in the songs, 'Some Loud Thunder' (''Yes, that was me breaking glass and pretending to start something big, some new taste'') and 'Satan Said Dance' (Satan here as the transitory faction of an audience which tends to disappear as soon as any chances are taken), but in others as well. I think that this album, from the abrasive first track (which was not as much of a f**k you as some think but rather that it simply worked) to the final disintegrating 'give up, give up, give up, give up, give up' in the song, 'Five Easy Pieces,' documents a band that was comfortable taking big chances, somewhat aware of the consequences of taking chances (in an industry that often seems allergic to veering off the beaten path) but ignoring them all the same. For this, maybe most of all, I am very proud of this album. For true fans, who allow the opportunity to take such chances and are not afraid to embrace what may at first seem difficult or different, I am eternally grateful.''\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Loud Thunder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmily Jean Stock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMama, Won\u0026amp;#39;t You Keep Them Castles In The Air Burning?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Song No. 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatan Said Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpoencountering The Crippled Elephant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoodbye To Mother And The Cove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArm And Hammer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYankee Go Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderwater (You And Me)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive Easy Pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Loud Thunder (Live In Sommerville, Ma 2017) [Bonus Track]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatan Said Dance (Live In Allston, Ma 2016) [Bonus Track]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Song No. 7 (Live In Cambridge, Ma 2013) [Bonus Track]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Song No. 7 (Live In Philadelphia, Pa 2010) [Bonus Track]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYankee Go Home (Live In Sommerville, Ma 2017) [Bonus Track]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance - BT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46986394435805,"sku":"888608668019","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"clap-your-hands-say-yeah-new-fragility-1","title":"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah- New Fragility (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat are we to make of the world? In many ways, the title New Fragility perfectly sums up our collective state of unease and anxiety, but it's particularly apt for singer songwriter Alec Ounsworth AKA Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and the trauma he's spent the best part of three years processing. \"It's pretty personal, \" says Ounsworth. \"It's about what I think we're all experiencing at the moment, certainly here in the United States anyway - trying to move forward amidst an almost cruel uncertainty.\" Taken from the David Foster Wallace short story 'Forever Overheard', from the collection Brief Interviews With Hideous Men - \"You have grown into a new fragility, \" says the story's adolescent narrator - the title track documents what happens directly after a long relationship comes to an end, and what's discovered soon after. \"There comes a period of making up for lost time in a changed world, \" says Ounsworth, \"and now is a time of predictable stupidity.\" \"I never want to take another chance on anyone\", Ounsworth laments over a steady chug of muted guitar chords, delicate piano, and bustling drums. \"I can't believe the things I do to myself\". It's a song that takes a long, hard look at itself in the mirror and doles out some uncomfortable truths. Yet it also showcases what Ounsworth has become so masterful at - couching a certain level of seriousness in something fun. Something danceable. It's what's powered some of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's most memorable moments, and what makes New Fragility such an accomplished, affecting record. Powerful too, taking aim at what Ounsworth calls \"the failed democratic experiment that is the United States of America\" and the supine hypocrisy of those currently in government. The first singles taken from New Fragility, the double A-side of 'Hesitating Nation' and 'Thousand Oaks', are deeply political, charting the decline of a nation. On the former, over quietly picked guitar and static chords, Ounsworth decrys state-sponsored pollution and the ubiquity of advertising, bemoaning our always on, always hustling culture. But it's 'Thousand Oaks', written in response to the fatal mass shooting at the Borderline Bar And Grill in Thousand Oaks, California, on November 7, 2018, where Ounworth's anger reaches fever pitch. \"I was watching an interview with Susan Orfanos, who lost her son, \" says Ounsworth. \"It was difficult to watch, and left me heartbroken for her and infuriated that so little has been done about gun control in the United States. The tragedy of this case is also that this particular shooting seemed almost 'forgettable', insofar as so many people have become inured and apathetic to such events.\" The soaring chorus and the melodic chug of Ounsworth's guitar provide a stark contrast to lines that drip with fury and rage. New Fragility is not without moments of beauty though. 'Innocent Weight', the first time Ounsworth has employed a string quartet, is a fragile, plaintive ballad that frames the dissolution of a relationship in heart-breaking terms (\"I don't know what I've done wrong\"). Ditto the wondrously sad 'Mirror Song', which combines piano and toy piano to great effect, and deconstructs the pressure of touring, the perils of self-medication, and questioning one's motives for pursuing music as a career. \"The guilt about having so much opportunity but feeling empty inside is not easy to reconcile, \" explains Ounsworth. \"I'm mostly over it now.\" Trace the arc of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's evolution and it shows an accomplished musician and composer sounding ever more confident, constantly refining and broadening his sound and indulging an ever wider set of influences. Few have been as consistently brilliant, eclectic, and intimate; fewer still have done so while being defiantly, 100% independent, refusing to sign deals that compromise artistic vision. New Fragility is a continuation of this, yet it also stands apart as one his strongest collection of songs yet. Personal yet universal, New Fragility confronts numerous modern ills. 'Where They Perform Miracles', a song concerning spirituality and alternative methods of healing, harks back to Ounsworth's time as an anthropology student doing fieldwork in Mexico, while 'Dee, Forgiven' is an intimate look at what harm anxiety, and the over-prescription of certain medication, has on the vitality of youth. The song contains one of Ounsworth's strongest vocals yet - a quivering beacon that shifts from a wail to a low grumble in the blink of an eye, a remarkable expressive instrument that sits perfectly amid the understanded orchestration. For 15 years, it's been one of music's most distinctive voices, and it's never sounded as rich or poised. Together with his keen ear for melody and his unique, eclectic approach to composition - witness the gentle acoustic picking of 'Where They Perform Miracles', the spacious strings and woozy synths of 'CYHSY, 2005', or the rambling, slowed down bar-room blues of album closer 'If I Were More Like Jesus' - New Fragility is the sound of an artist completely at ease in his work, and unafraid to confront the difficult questions that haunt us all. \"And I'm climbing this ladder \/ My head in the clouds\", he sings on the latter. \"I hope that it matters.\" As a metaphor for his career to date (and also an inside joke - borrowing this lyric directly from Neil Young's \"Borrowed Tune\"), it is pretty perfect - the dreamer, forever chasing his muse and musical inspiration. New Fragility is simply the latest chapter, and another classic entry in the canon of one of independent music's brightest, and most durable, artists.New Fragility will be released on CYHSY\/Secretly Distribution. 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