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ALEC OUNSWORTH - MO BEAUTY (LP)

Alec Ounsworth Mo Beauty On Vinyl LP

Mo Beauty is the debut solo release from celebrated singer/songwriter Alec Ounsworth, who earned acclaim with his band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. The album was produced by veteran musician/producer and fellow Philadelphia native Steve Berlin (Los Lobos, Blasters, John Lee Hooker, The Replacements), who initially suggested a New Orleans setting for recording. Working with some of the city's most storied musicians, including George Porter of The Meters on bass, Ounsworth has crafted a collection of songs that pick up where Clap Your Hands Say Yeah leave off. Mo Beauty carries on the band's vein of quirky humor, unabashed melody, and sonic experimentation, but with the weight of New Orleans and its history hovering over the recording, Ounsworth has dug deep on songs like "Holy, Holy, Holy Moses (song for New Orleans)," while tracks like "South Philadelphia" groove in a whole new way.

Mo Beauty features George Porter, Jr. on bass, Stanton Moore on drums, Robert Walter on keys, and Matt Sutton on baritone and pedal-steel guitars, with additional help from members of the talented New Orleans community.

Alec Ounsworth Mo Beauty Track Listing

1.  Modern Girl (with scissors)
2.  Bones in the Grave
3.  Holy, Holy, Holy Moses (song for New Orleans)
4.  That is not my Home (after Bruegal)
5.  Idiots in the Rain
6.  South Philadelphia (Drug Days)
7.  What Fun
8.  Me and You, Watson
9.  Obscene Queen Bee #2
10. When You've No Eyes