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- Summary: The Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's frontman releases his debut solo album produced by Steve Berlin.
- Record Label: Anti
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 8 out of 14
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Mixed: 6 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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Mo Beauty is an album full of idiosyncrasies, but Ounsworth’s consummate eye to its construction turns dissonance into harmony.
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FilterSupported by a new cast of musicians and soaking up the atmosphere, Ounsworth has crafted an album that transitions seemlessly from ballads to more frentic tracks with a straightforward sound that lets the songwriting and hooks resonate without being over-produced. [Fall 2009, p.100]
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The result of Ounsworth bottling this "flow" and working it into a set of songs is an album that showcases the breadth of his talents much more than the limited palettes of Flashy Python or CYHSY.
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Almost every tune on Mo Beauty equals or betters those on CYHSY's lauded 2005 debut.
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Under The RadarWhile not a notable departure from his day job Mo Beauty is still a southern-tinged party worth paying a visit. [Fall 2009, p.59]
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The result is baroque stuff that shows off Ounsworth's distinct David Byrne-in-the-ER whine, and it keeps moving forward.
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Alternative PressMo Beauty becomes difficult to wade through as Ounsworth ventures further from his indie-rock roots. [Nov 2009, p.114]