Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Bonus Tracks)

This album is the sonic equivalent of a nervous, brilliant conversation held in a crowded kitchen at 2:00 AM. It pulses with a frantic, DIY energy that feels both amateurish and profoundly sophisticated. Alec Ounsworth’s vocal delivery is the immediate focal point: a polarizing, nasal yelp that sounds like a cross between David Byrne and a street busker on the verge of a breakthrough. It is a voice that demands you either lean in or walk away, and for those who lean in, the rewards are immense. The music behind him is a shimmering tapestry of jittery guitars, toy-like synthesizers, and driving, propulsive percussion that keeps everything from flying apart.