Ifar "Eef" Barzelay (; born May 12, 1970) is an Israeli-American musician. He is the principal songwriter and singer of alternative country band Clem Snide, but has also toured as a solo act, both as a headliner and in support of various artists such as Ben Folds.
Early life Born in Tel Aviv, Israel on May 12, 1970, Barzelay grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and attended Teaneck High School.Buried Love: From sipping iced tea and playing Al Green to imagining you're watching Ricky beat Lucy , Village Voice, March 1, 2005. Accessed May 12, 2008. "Clem Snide's Eef Barzelay has a dry voice and an even drier wit. Barzelay was born in Israel, raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, and did time studying jazz at Berklee before dropping out to start a noise-rock band named for the talking asshole in William Burroughs's Naked Lunch."
Career
In 2006, Barzelay released his debut solo album entitled Bitter Honey. In 2007, he composed many original tracks for the film Rocket Science. Barzelay's second solo album, Lose Big, was released on June 17, 2008, on 429 records. In 2009, Barzelay reformed Clem Snide.
At the A.V. Fest 2011 in Chicago, Illinois, Barzelay performed the music of the popular rock band Journey.
In 2014 Barzelay recorded a version of Bee Gees's "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" for a fundraising CD titled "More Super Hits Of The Seventies" for radio station WFMU. He also wrote and recorded five songs for the Rudderless soundtrack such as "Sam Spirals" and "A Day on the Water".
Discography Bitter Honey (CD) – spinART – February 21, 2006 Rocket Science (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD) – Lakeshore Records – August 7, 2007 Lose Big (CD) – 429 Records – June 17, 2008 Black Tin Rocket: Songs of the Transmissionary Six EP (Digital download) – Bandcamp release – March 14, 2011 Bitter Honey (Redux) (Digital Download) – Bandcamp release – March 31, 2011 Clem Snide's Journey (Vinyl, Digital Download) – Bandcamp release – June 29, 2011 Fan Chosen Covers (Best lets see if this works Of) (Digital download) – Bandcamp release – September 20, 2011 Janie Jones - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, digital download) – Nettwerk – October 11, 2011 Girls Come First (Digital Download) Bandcamp release – March 4, 2015 Oh, Smokey (Vinyl, CD, Digital Download) - Cloverdale Records - November 15, 2024
References
External links 2007 Eef Barzelay Interview at Bandega.com Eef Barzelay 15-05-2008 on Program tv Tesis of Canal 2 Andalusia Clem Snide's official site.