Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Launch New Album Burned

Alec 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 – Zorlu
02-09 Zurich, Switzerland – Bogen F
02-11 Lille, France – L’Aéronef
02-12 Cologne, Germany – Gebäude 9
02-13 Berlin, Germany – Gretchen
02-14 Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA
02-16 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso Tolhuistuin
02-17 Ghent, Belgium – Club Wintercircus
02-18 Paris, France – Le Trabendo
02-19 Dublin, Ireland – Button Factory
02-20 London, United Kingdom – Islington Assembly Hall
04-05 Washington, DC – The Atlantis
04-06 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
04-07 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
04-09 Dallas, TX – AM/FM
04-10 Austin, TX – Mohawk
04-12 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
04-13 Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
04-14 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
04-16 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
04-17 Seattle, WA – Crocodile
04-18 Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre
04-20 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
04-21 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
05-07 Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
05-08 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
05-09 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
05-11 Toronto, ON – The Great Hall
05-12 Homer, NY – Center for the Arts of Homer
05-13 New York, NY – Racket
05-14 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
05-15 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts

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