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Song Of The Day

Eef Barzelay: A Blueprint For Finding Love

September 29, 2008 • The former Clem Snide singer always mixed wryness with unmistakable warmth. In "The Girls Don't Care," he needles those for whom expressions of love run counter to a painstakingly maintained ironic distance.

Girls Don't Care

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Holiday Music

A Very Tolerable Christmas

November 30, 2007 • Great holiday music comes in many genres. But these five soft, pop-tinged selections hang together just right, making up a wintry mix of songs that, when heard collectively, simulate a soothing bath in a tub of warm cocoa.

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Song Of The Day

Tasting 'Bitter Honey,' Tongue in Cheek

March 6, 2006 • Eef Barzelay knows how to mix humor and heartbreak. As leader of the band Clem Snide, he's sung from the perspective of folk-pop lightweight Jewel and conspiracy theorist David Icke, and he's concocted cello-tinged odes to the music of Nick Drake.

Concert Calamities: When Bad Things Happen To Good Musicians

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Deceptive Cadence

Concert Calamities: When Bad Things Happen To Good Musicians

March 12, 2012 • When it comes to live performances, you never know what might happen on stage.

Kerstin Linder-Dewan's violin self-destructs.

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Eef Barzelay Of Clem Snide: Tiny Desk Concert

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Tiny Desk

Eef Barzelay Of Clem Snide: Tiny Desk Concert

September 20, 2010 • Barzelay may be the most underrated songwriter in the business today, with a sneakily firm grasp on poignancy and humor, and his live performances convey a kind of awkwardly fidgety fearlessness. Here, he mixes old and new in a charming four-song set at the NPR Music offices.

Audio Only: Eef Barzelay's Tiny Desk Concert

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First Listen

Exclusive First Listen: Clem Snide

February 14, 2010 • The Meat of Life, one of the wry, unpredictable Nashville band's most adult records, is as thought-provoking as it is engagingly catchy. Clem Snide's seventh album will stream at NPR Music in its entirety until its release on Feb. 23.

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Best Music Of 2008

Songs Of The Year: Best Music Of 2008

December 23, 2008 • Here are the 10 songs that Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson treasured the most in 2008.

All Songs Considered

Seun Kuti, Eef Barzelay, Ponytail

June 30, 2008 • New music from the influential art-folk singer Bonnie Prince Billy, a.k.a. Will Oldham, and Eef Barzelay steps away from his band Clem Snide to put out a solo album called Lose Big.

Seun Kuti, Eef Barzelay, Ponytail

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All Songs Considered

Sneak Preview: Death Cab for Cutie, Portishead, Shearwater, My Morning Jacket, More

April 10, 2008 • Hear a sneak preview of CDs due out this spring, including new music from My Morning Jacket, Shearwater, Elbow, Wolf Parade, and more.

Sneak Preview: Death Cab for Cutie, Portishead, Shearwater, My Morning Jacket, More

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All Songs Considered

David Gilmour, Byrne and Eno, Ben Harper

February 22, 2006 • Pink Floyd's David Gilmour; A groundbreaking reissue: Byrne and Eno; Electronica out of Africa: Congotronics; Rare '60s soul music: Eccentric Soul; Singer and slide guitarist Ben Harper and more.

David Gilmour, Byrne and Eno, Ben Harper

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