"Something of a love letter to New Orleans," Alec Ounsworth'sMo Beauty is finally available again on vinyl redesign featuringgatefold, spot gloss varnish, and marble smokey vinyl. TheSteve Berlin (Los Lobos) produced "Mo Beauty" featuresOunsworth's trademarks alongside New Orleans finestmusicians (George Porter Jr., Stanton Moore, among others).The songs were written in conjunction with CYHSY material but,with this material, Ounsworth tried a different look.The limited deluxe reissue is being released in the wake of the20th anniversary of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the classic selftitled debut album, and it's celebratory 2025 worldwide tour."Almost every tune on Mo Beauty equals or betters those on CYHSY'slauded 2005 debut" SPIN"That Is Not My Home (After Bruegel)", a set of vignettes each beginningwith "me and the wife," set to a wonderful blend of swoony new wave,punchy brass, and torrid string swells, which just might be the best songhe's ever done [...] an album that showcases the breadth of his talents"PitchforkA fitting legacy to post-Katrina New Orleans and it's rich musical heritageand extraordinary musicianship, as well as further confirmation of AlecOunsworth as a songwriter with the talent to work across genres andstyles, crafting inspired music no matter how adventurous the ground he'scovering. Vibrant and eclectic, it's a wonderfully rich collection of songs;strings swell, the horns are sassy and playful, and there are moments ofhaunting, crystalline beauty
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"Something of a love letter to New Orleans," Alec Ounsworth'sMo Beauty is finally available again on vinyl redesign featuringgatefold, spot gloss varnish, and marble smokey vinyl. TheSteve Berlin (Los Lobos) produced "Mo Beauty" featuresOunsworth's trademarks alongside New Orleans finestmusicians (George Porter Jr., Stanton Moore, among others).The songs were written in conjunction with CYHSY material but,with this material, Ounsworth tried a different look.The limited deluxe reissue is being released in the wake of the20th anniversary of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the classic selftitled debut album, and it's celebratory 2025 worldwide tour."Almost every tune on Mo Beauty equals or betters those on CYHSY'slauded 2005 debut" SPIN"That Is Not My Home (After Bruegel)", a set of vignettes each beginningwith "me and the wife," set to a wonderful blend of swoony new wave,punchy brass, and torrid string swells, which just might be the best songhe's ever done [...] an album that showcases the breadth of his talents"PitchforkA fitting legacy to post-Katrina New Orleans and it's rich musical heritageand extraordinary musicianship, as well as further confirmation of AlecOunsworth as a songwriter with the talent to work across genres andstyles, crafting inspired music no matter how adventurous the ground he'scovering. Vibrant and eclectic, it's a wonderfully rich collection of songs;strings swell, the horns are sassy and playful, and there are moments ofhaunting, crystalline beauty
