Release Date 29th January 2027
Alec Ounsworth had weathered a storm. As with every Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album, Burned emerged from the good and bad of life, with songs cataloging the journey from loss to renewed hope. Arriving six years after New Fragility, this seventh album is both a long-awaited return and an immediate collection of songs born from grief, confusion, and heartbreak. Following the dissolution of a relationship and the subsequent loss of his mother, uncle, and close friend, Ounsworth worked to step back from “negative writing” determined that Burned wouldn’t be ‘all doom and gloom’. After revisiting the feverish timbre of the artist’s first record on a 2025 anniversary tour, he wrote with the live experience in mind, crafting a vibrant, dynamic collection that picks up from the zigs and zags longtime fans have followed over two decades.
In a song that touches on generational trauma, lead single “Fever Of The Mind” pairs layers of synth riff s with lyrics about depression, alienation, and recurring cycles, while tracks
Tracklisting:
SIDE A
1. Seeing Eye
2. End of Winter
3. Fever of the Mind
4. Over the Hill
5. Burned
6. Touchy
SIDE B
7. Talking in My Sleep
8. Late Wish
9. Our Final Hour
10. Does Anybody Work Here?
