Artist's albums
The Sound Of This Place (Ypsigrock Festival 2021)
2022 · single
Room At The Top
2022 · single
New Fragility (Deluxe Edition)
2022 · album
New Fragility
2021 · album
The Tourist
2017 · album
The Tourist (Bonus Tracks)
2017 · album
Only Run
2014 · album
Only Run (Bonus Tracks)
2014 · album
Hysterical
2011 · album
Hysterical (Bonus Tracks)
2011 · album
Mo Beauty
2009 · album
Skin and Bones
2009 · album
Some Loud Thunder
2007 · album
Some Loud Thunder (Bonus Tracks)
2007 · album
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
2005 · album
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Bonus Tracks)
2005 · album
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Biography
In any discussion regarding songwriters and lyricists of 21st century indie music, Alec Ounsworth and his moniker, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, will feature prominently. Few have been as consistently brilliant, eclectic, and intimate; fewer still remain defiantly independent, refusing to sign deals that compromise artistic vision. That is what characterizes Ounsworth’s oeuvre, especially the lifetime project he initiated sometime in the early 2000s, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. And with each release since its landmark self-titled debut, he has refined and broadened his sound, indulging an ever wider set of influences. Prolific and enigmatic as ever, his recent works marry the quirky, left-field spirit of the early years with a well-earned confidence, and grander sense of scale and ambition. Always heading down new avenues of song arrangement and organic connection to his audience, after nearly two decades Ounsworth remains one of music’s most distinctive voices. The latest album New Fragility (Feb 12, 2021 CYHSY/Secretly Distribution), including the singles Hesitating Nation / Thousand Oaks, Where They Perform Miracles and CYHSY, 2005, was produced by Alec Ounsworth, with additional production from Will Johnson, recorded by Britton Beisenherz in Austin, TX, mixed by John Agnello in New Jersey, and mastered by Greg Calbi.