Some Loud Thunder

The sophmore record from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is now up for listening on their myspace. I listened to the whole record, and wow, it's pretty dissapointing. The title track "Some Loud Thunder" has totally meaningless production. It was a great live track, but for reason the band thought it was a good idea to use some stupid vocal effects. This is a theme throughout the whole record. I know the producer for this record is famed for his work with The Flaming Lips, but this production is just stupid. On top of that, most of the songs just aren't that memorable. Ahh, I hate this production so much, what's with the vocal effects? Alec Ounsworth already has a weird voice. Either way, pretty big let down.