Clap Your Hands Yeah – The Tourist

Clap 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.

• 1The Pilot
• 2A Chance to Cure
• 3Down (Is Where I Want to Be)
• 4Unfolding Above Celibate Moon (Los Angeles Nursery Rhyme)
• 5Better Off
• 6Fireproof
• 7The Vanity of Trying
• 8Loose Ends
• 9Ambulance Chaser
• 10Visiting Hours