Clem Snide has had an almost comically fractured history. Formed in 1991, the band broke up not long after, then regrouped and finally released a debut album—the stunning You Were A Diamond—in 1998.

“It’s all an elaborate hoax.” The reported final words of film critic Roger Ebert frame a haunting new song by Clem Snide, the artistic alias of songwriter Eef Barzelay. The track is the first release ...

The video for "Don't Bring No Ladder" is premiering on Billboard today (April 14). By Gary Graff A new video for “Don’t Bring No Ladder,” premiering on Billboard today (April 14) from Clem Snide‘s new ...

Let’s be clear: Clem Snide is not the name of any individual. Like “Jethro Tull” or “Pink Floyd,” it was a handle plucked from a somewhat obscure source. In this case, it originated from a character ...

Eef Barzelay has released a long string of albums in a wide variety of settings and configurations: He's been a solo act, sure, but he's better known as the leader of Clem Snide, a band with a ...

Clem Snide (moniker of Nashville singer-songwriter Eef Barzelay) released "Song For Mike," the 5th episode of his new podcast series, A Life In Song, distributed by acclaimed studio Double Elvis ...

Since forming in the early '90s, Clem Snide has undergone numerous lineup changes, moved to three different cities and left record labels big and small in its wake. Even though singer-songwriter Eef ...

Cerebral alt-rock band Clem Snide have re-banded to record The Meat of Life, their seventh full-length album. The new record, due February 23, will be released by 429 Records. Chief songwriter Eef ...

On their fourth album, Clem Snide show they have a Soft Spot for the other side of summer, the mellow melancholy that creeps up on you at the end of a lazy backyard barbecue or the ash-end of a ...