The second album from Alec Ounsworth’s main band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was like the little brother who may very well have been very good, but...
Christopher Anthony - 08.12.2009
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman Alec Ounsworth showcases the man behind the band here on his debut solo outing, which features a New Orleans backdro...
Ted Chase - 17.11.2009
In retrospect, it was kind of obvious that Alec Ounsworthwas going to leave Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (QRO live review) and go his own solo route. Whi...
Josh Keller - 13.11.2009
So you are Alec Ounsworth-lead singer and songwriter of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-and you find that your band’s debut CD is one of the first to c...
Andrew Winistorfer - 09.11.2009
Mo Beauty is Alec Ounsworth’s second solo album this year (and first for a label). They're his first works since he began a (seemingly) purposef...
CHRISTIAN HOARD - 09.11.2009
For his solo debut, this Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! frontman headed to New Orleans, bringing the pile-on-the-sounds MO of his band's last disc and mixi...
Ray Finlayson - 03.11.2009
II was dismayed: the news that the third Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album was not likely to be released anytime soon while the members took time to delv...
JamieFullerton - 02.11.2009
The ripples from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s stonking 2005 self-titled debut album have long since lapped against the indie pool’s edge, and it’s fair ...
Scott Bryson - 26.10.2009
A lot of people dislike Alec Ounsworth and it may be with good reason. Someone has to take the fall for having torpedoed Clap Your Hands Say Yeah with...
Charles Ubaghs - 23.10.2009
Odd singing voices often go hand in hand with great pop music. Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Tom Waits are three famous examples, and they’re not alon...