The Tourist
by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. PopMatters
    Apr 25, 2017
    60
    The Tourist is a good record, and this newest iteration of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah sounds very promising. The Tourist reflects the transition from a quintet to a solo project.
  2. The Guardian
    Feb 23, 2017
    60
    This fidgety, off-kilter return is exhausting.
  3. Mojo
    Feb 21, 2017
    60
    It's not an easy album to love. [Apr 2017, p.98]
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  5. Slant Magazine
    Feb 17, 2017
    60
    The Tourist is a welcome shift from the amorphous electronica of the band’s last effort, but the haphazard pacing and overreliance on platitudes and generalizations prevent the album from fully achieving the emotional potency aimed for by Ounsworth’s trembling voice.
  6. The Skinny
    Feb 17, 2017
    60
    As The Tourist continues to unravel, so too do the tracks--captivating in parts, but lacking a unifying urgency.
  7. Exclaim
    Feb 23, 2017
    50
    The album's missteps aren't egregious; rather, it's that after multiple listens, very little sticks. The Tourist's inconspicuousness is its biggest issue.
  8. DIY Magazine
    Feb 24, 2017
    40
    The Tourist isn’t ‘the worst’, but it’s far from the journey its designer hopes it to be.

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. shoeletariat
    Apr 27, 2019
    9
    Coming across this late, but this record is a gem. Should have been appreciated more. Alec Ounsworth quietly having his moment.
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