New Fragility
by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Rolling Stone
    Mar 4, 2021
    60
    His warbled ballads are teeth pulls, but his crisp, catchy alt-pop zone outs remain undeniable. [Mar 2021, p.73]
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  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Feb 12, 2021
    60
    New Fragility is an easy album to dismiss, especially when it’s such low-stakes (old band, low-key release), but it’s even easier to just enjoy it for what it is.
  3. DIY Magazine
    Feb 11, 2021
    50
    Winding orchestral flights propel ‘Innocent Weight’, in part redeeming an effort that covers little in the way of new ground, while timely lyrical takes command attention yet lack the frequency to shake off neighbouring songs sinking under their own unwieldy mass.

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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. shoeletariat
    Feb 18, 2021
    9
    There's a lot of unexpected storytelling here, Ounsworth's songwriting is in a different mode. Yes it's a ballad album, but I still loveThere's a lot of unexpected storytelling here, Ounsworth's songwriting is in a different mode. Yes it's a ballad album, but I still love everything about it. Anyone who likes the more experimental or truly 'indie' side of indie rock would do well to check it out. He's come a loooong way from CYHSY circa 2005.… Full Review »
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