Forgive Me Love - Music

Clem Snide Is An Alt-Country Indie Rock Project From New York NY And Nashville TN Consisting Of Songwriter/singer/guitarist Eef Barzelay And A Rotation Of Musicians. Primarily An Outlet For Barzelay The Band Consisted Chiefly Of Bassist/cellist Jason Glasser Through Mid-2006 As Well As More Recent Members Including Multi-Instrumentalist Pete Fitzpatrick And His Cousin Brendan Fitzpatrick. "Clem Snide" Is A Character In Several Novels By William S. Burroughs Including Naked Lunch The Ticket That Exploded And Exterminator!. The Band Formed In 1991 When Barzelay Wanted An Outlet For His Songwriting But Separated In 1994 After Releasing A Couple Of 7" Singles. A Few Years Later Barzelay Met Back Up With Glasser And Began Writing Songs Again Performing Under The Name Fruit Key. After Adding A Bassist And Drummer They Reclaimed The Name Clem Snide Recorded Songs Continued Performing And In 1998 Issued Their First Album You Were A Diamond Produced By Adam Lasus On Tractor Beam Records. This Album Received Some Short-Term Major Label Attention Enough For Clem Snide To Release Their Second Album Your Favorite Music On Sire Records Before Being Dropped Prior To The Album's Release. In 2001 Clem Snide Released The Album The Ghost Of Fashion Which Received Some Extra Press Due To The Song "Moment In The Sun" Being Featured As The Theme Song For The Second Season Of The NBC Program Ed After The Show Lost The Rights To The Foo Fighters' "Next Year". Fans Were Allegedly Distraught By The Change And Ed Went Back To The Foo Fighters For The Third Season "Moment In The Sun" Continued To Be Used As The Theme Song Outside The U.S. At This Time Then-Bassist Jeff Marshall Left The Band Citing The Touring Schedule As The Band Had Performed A Number Of World Tours In Support Of Fashion. He Did However Stay With The Band To Help Record Their Fourth Album Soft Spot. Clem Snide Released Their Fifth Album In 2005 End Of Love And In February 2006 Barzelay Released His First Solo Album Bitter Honey On SpinART Records. Barzelay' S Latest Solo Record Lose Big Was Released On June 17th 2008 On 429 Records. Barzelay Confirmed That The Band Broke Up During The Proceedings And That Another Record Was Completed Around The Same Time The Newer Recording Set To Be Released First. A Live Tour-Only CD Is Also Planned In Conjunction With A Fall Tour By Barzelay. In 2008 Eef Barzelay Announced That Clem Snide Has Reformed And Will Release A Full-Length "Hungry Bird" As Well As An EP Entitled "I Need You Now". They Will Support These Releases With A Tour. read less