Clem Snide

Clem Snide
Clem Snide in Barcelona, Spain (2010)
Background information
Origin	New York, NY
Genres	alt-country indie rock
Years active	1991–2008, 2008–present
Labels	429 Records
Website	www.clemsnide.com
Members
Eef Barzelay, Brendan Fitzpatrick, Ben Martin

Clem Snide is an alt-country band featuring Eef Barzelay (guitar, vocals), Brendan Fitzpatrick (bass) and Ben Martin (drums).

History

"Clem Snide" is a character in several novels by William S. Burroughs, including Naked Lunch, The Ticket That Exploded, and Exterminator!. The band Clem Snide was started by songwriter and singer Eef Barzelay, Jason Glasser, and drummer Eric Paull in Boston in 1991. A few years later, with the addition of bassist Jeff "SweetBread" Marshall, the band made its first record, You Were a Diamond with producer Adam Lasus. After building up a local following they attracted the attention of the Seymour Stein who signed them to the Sire label for whom they recorded Your Favorite Music in 1999.

A couple years later Clem Snide released their third album The Ghost of Fashion on indie stalwart SpinArt Records. The record received some mainstream attention due to the song "Moment in the Sun", which was used as the theme song for the second season of the NBC program Ed. After an ill-fated post-9/11 tour, the band began to unravel but not before completing two more records: Soft Spot (2003) and End of Love (2005). After beginning work on another record, the strains of life in the music industry became too great and Clem Snide broke apart. Barzelay went on to release two solo records, Bitter Honey and Lose Big.

In 2009, the group re-banded and released their sixth record Hungry Bird on 429 Records. On February 23, 2010, Clem Snide released their seventh long-player, The Meat Of Life also on 429 Records.

Discography

Albums

• You Were a Diamond - CD - Tractor Beam Records - 1998
• Your Favorite Music - CD - Sire Records/spinART Records - 1999 (vinyl in 2010 via Microfiche Records)
• The Ghost of Fashion - CD - spinART Records - 2001 (vinyl in 2011 via Microfiche Records)
• Soft Spot - CD - spinART Records - 2003
• End of Love - CD - spinART Records - 2005
• Suburban Field Recordings: Volume One/Early Home Recordings: Volume One - MP3/iTunes - SpinArt Records - 2005
• Suburban Field Recordings: Volume Two - MP3/iTunes - spinART Records - 2006
• Have a Good Night: Live Recordings 1999-2005 - Self-released - 2006
• Hungry Bird - CD - 429 Records - February 24, 2009
• The Meat Of Life - CD - 429 Records - February 23, 2010
• Suburban Field Recordings: Volume three - Amazon MP3/iTunes - snideco - November 23, 2010

EPs

• Moment in the Sun EP - CD - spinART Records - 2002
• A Beautiful EP - CD - spinART Records - 2004
• A Beautiful EP - CD - Fargo Records - 2004 (European release)
• Clem Snide's Journey EP (Vinyl, Digital Download)- Bandcamp release - June 29, 2011

Singles

• "I Love the Unknown" - CD - Cooking Vinyl - 1999 (European release)
• "Ice Cube" - CD - Cooking Vinyl - 2001 (European release)
• "Song for Bob Crane/Frustrated Poet" - 7" - Self Starter Foundation - 2001
• "Moment in the Sun" - CD - Cooking Vinyl - 2001

Non-album compilation tracks

• "Tears on my Pillow", from Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack
• "Grievance", from The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered
• "Keep Your Feelings to Yourself", from This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation
• "Accident", from Never Kept a Diary Compilation on Motorcoat records
• "The Ballad of David Icke", from Future Soundtrack for America

References

External links

• Clem Snide's official site.
• Clem Snide on Microfiche Records site.
• Clem Snide at Allmusic.
• Clem Snide's Journey EP