Clem Snide

If Clem Snide frontman Eef Barzelay had a voice as pretty as this Brooklyn band's often
delicate, sometimes acoustic music, this album would be as irresistible a call to nap time as
a late-afternoon spring drizzle. But his crackly nerd vocals chafe against the lull, lending
urgency to his promises ("I will swallow swords for you") and bite to his pep talks ("Don't let
hurricanes hold you back"). There's a melancholy at this music's core that Barze... More >

Hard to maintain that rock and roll edge when you've fallen in love with a baby ("All Green," "Action")