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Interrogation: Alec Ounsworth (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah)

Interrogation: Alec Ounsworth (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah)

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Alec Ounsworth is the lead singer of the indie band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. They shot to fame in 2005—without even having a record out—through Internet word-of-mouth. They have three albums released to date, 2005’s Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, 2007’s Some Loud Thunder, and 2011’s Hysterical. The band took a multi-year hiatus in between the second and third album while members worked on side projects. Ounsworth recorded two albums, Mo Beauty under his own name, and Flashy Python’s…

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Countdown: 10 for ’11

Countdown: 10 for ’11

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Hey, wake up! This is important. As we all know, last year cannot officially end until Poploser shares its favorite albums (and apparently I slept on my own editorial deadline of 11:59pm on December 31.) After careful deliberation (read: 3-12 beers), we have compiled an authoritative list on the ten best albums of 2011.

Mix: The Neil Young Project

Mix: The Neil Young Project

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At the bottom of this article is a 50-song playlist of Neil Young that spans his career from the late 1960’s and his Buffalo Springfield days clear through to his latest release from 2010. It is not in chronological order (more on that later).

Interrogation: Aaron C. Lazar

Interrogation: Aaron C. Lazar

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Aaron C. Lazar is the former lead singer of the New York-based band The Giraffes. Poploser could write a full description of what this band is like and how ridiculously loud and unruly their live shows are, but it’s probably sufficient to just say that Aaron suffered multiple heart attacks while fronting the band.