Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Launch New Album Burned

Alec Ounsworth and co. will also tour in 2027Photo by Rachel Del SordoAlec Ounsworth dug through the morass of a breakup and the recent deaths of those close to him to arrive at Burned, his first Clap Your Hands Say Yeah in five years. The 10-track effort, which was produced by frequent collaborator Nick Krill, arrives January 29 via Ounsworth’s CYHSY label. You can listen to the first single, “Fever of the Mind,” below, along with an extensive list of stateside and European tour stops.“This was the song that sort of thematically and sonically guided the rest of the album,” said Ounsworth of “Fever.” “Maybe the most important thing for me is to establish that first and then shape the other songs around it.”In 2025, Ounsworth completed an anniversary tour of his band’s acclaimed 2005 self-titled debut. You can revisit our Best New Music review of that one here.Clap Your Hands Say Yeah:02-06 Istanbul, Turkey – Zorlu02-09 Zurich, Switzerland – Bogen F02-11 Lille, France – L’Aéronef02-12 Cologne, Germany – Gebäude 902-13 Berlin, Germany – Gretchen02-14 Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA02-16 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso Tolhuistuin02-17 Ghent, Belgium – Club Wintercircus02-18 Paris, France – Le Trabendo02-19 Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory02-20 London, United Kingdom – Islington Assembly Hall04-05 Washington, DC – The Atlantis04-06 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle04-07 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West04-09 Dallas, TX – AM/FM04-10 Austin, TX – Mohawk04-12 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge04-13 Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room04-14 San Francisco, CA – The Independent04-16 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios04-17 Seattle, WA – Crocodile04-18 Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre04-20 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge04-21 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre05-07 Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club05-08 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall05-09 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme05-11 Toronto, ON – The Great Hall05-12 Homer, NY – Center for the Arts of Homer05-13 New York, NY – Racket05-14 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair05-15 Philadelphia, PA – Underground ArtsAlex Suskind has overseen music coverage for New York magazine’s Vulture and, before that, Entertainment Weekly. He has written about TV, film, technology, politics, and tons of other stuff for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, and The Fader. ... Read More