New Fragility
by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
User Score
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
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  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 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.

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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
  1. No Ripcord
    Mar 12, 2021
    70
    His performances are impassioned, though sometimes slightly tedious, adding strings and keys over scruffy folk-rock. Ounsworth even alludes to his past brush of fame on CYHSY, 2005, though what we really get are broad, everyday depictions of the mundane.
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  2. 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]
  3. Pitchfork
    Feb 17, 2021
    64
    On the whole, Ounsworth’s candor gives New Fragility a necessary charge as he leans into balladry.
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