A&E FYI: Indie rock 'semi-legends' Clem Snide return!

CLEM SNIDE’S “HUNGRY BIRD” SET FOR RELEASE FEB 24

Band’s 2006 Album Surfaces on 429 Records

“Hungry Bird” the sixth full-length recording by indie rock semi-legends Clem Snide will finally see the light of day on February 24^th courtesy of 429 Records. Completed in the spring of 2006 it was produced by Clem Snide founder Eef Barzelay and recorded and mixed by Mark Nevers (Lambchop, Silver Jews—he also worked on the 2005 Clem Snide release “End of Love”). Throughout 2006, a series of painful and bitter breakups both within the band and with their longtime manager and booking agent occurred and the future of Clem Snide seemed uncertain at best. With the release of “Hungry Bird,” Barzelay is hoping to put an end to any and all rumors he may have started regarding the death of Clem Snide. In fact, come the spring of 2009, Eef and Clem Snide will valiantly attempt to bring these songs and other fan favorites to clubs and theatres all over Europe and the United States.

This year, Eef Barzelay and 429 Records shared in the release of his second solo recording, the much-lauded “Lose Big” (the follow up to “Bitter Honey”). He’s also nurturing a successful film scoring career with the acclaimed scores to “Rocket Science” (directed by Jeffrey Blitz) and “Yellow Handkerchief” (directed by Udayan Prasad) under his belt with more to come.

“Hungry Bird” features Eef Barzelay on vocals and guitar, Pete Fitzpatrick on guitar and banjo, Brendan Fitzpatrick on bass, Ben Martin on drums and percussion, Tony Hamel on piano, organ and accordion, Roy Agee on trombone and a special spoken word performance by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Franz Wright (on “Encounter at 3AM”).

“HUNGRY BIRD” track listing:

1) Me No

2) Born A Man

3) Hum

4) Burn the Light

5) Encounter at 3AM

6) The Endless Endings

7) Our Time Will Come

8) Beard of Bees

9) Pray

10) With All My Heart

Bonus EP (available on copies purchased through independent retailers)

1) Ure Gent

2) I Need You Now

3) Death of Silvertone

4) Close the Door

5) South American Lullaby

~Information courtesy Clem Snide's people