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Song Of The Day

Eef Barzelay: A Blueprint For Finding Love

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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Song Of The Day

Tasting 'Bitter Honey,' Tongue in Cheek

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.

Ballad of Bitter Honey

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Concert Calamities: When Bad Things Happen To Good Musicians

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Deceptive Cadence

Concert Calamities: When Bad Things Happen To Good Musicians

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

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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All Songs Considered

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

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

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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