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All Songs Considered

Lesser-Known Love Songs

February 9, 2009 • Host Bob Boilen chats with Carrie Brownstein, Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson about their favorite songs for love and heartbreak.

Lesser-Known Love Songs

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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.

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The Best CDs of 2003: Listeners' Picks

December 23, 2003 • The mail poured in from listeners telling us their picks for 2003's best CDs. There were a few ties and a number of albums we'd never heard of before. But in the end there were some clear winners.

The Best CDs of 2003: Listeners' Picks

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All Songs Considered

Vic Chesnutt, Clem Snide, Antibalas

April 15, 2002 • Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats; the amazing world of Joe Meek; motor-boating with Vic Chesnutt; a career-making hit from Clem Snide; Loudon Wainwright as the last man on earth and more.

Vic Chesnutt, Clem Snide, Antibalas

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Music Interviews

Clem Snide Returns With 'Hungry Bird'

February 24, 2009 • You might remember the band Clem Snide for the theme song from the defunct TV show Ed. After a hiatus of a few years, the group has just returned with a new CD. Eef Barzelay, the band's frontman, discusses Hungry Bird.

Clem Snide Returns With 'Hungry Bird'

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Song Of The Day

Clem Snide: Pledging Loyalty, With A Catch

February 20, 2009 • In Clem Snide's music, nothing is ever simple: Even its most straightforwardly goodhearted love songs shine a light on the risks involved in revealing your heart. In the deliciously sideways gem "With All My Heart," the band goes to great lengths never to try.

With All My Heart

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Wedding Day Blues: Finding the Perfect Mix CD

June 19, 2007 • Countless music fans have attempted to craft the perfect mix CD — just the thing to put a soundtrack on special occasions. But an hour of love-themed dinner music for a wedding reception isn't as easy to assemble as it may seem.

Wedding Day Blues: Finding the Perfect Mix CD

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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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In the briskly charming "Denise," Clem Snide singer Eef Barzelay (left) stays on the sweet side, even as his affection meanders into obsession. courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Song Of The Day

Clem Snide: Sneaking Sideways Glances

June 10, 2010 • In "Denise," a briskly charming mid-tempo love song from Clem Snide's recent seventh album The Meat of Life, Barzelay stays on the sweet side ("What we have is more than good / It seems to shine a light behind my eyes"), even as his affection meanders into obsession.

'Denise' by Clem Snide

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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.