As leader of the now-defunct Clem Snide, EefBarzelay took flak from critics for weaving smart-alecky wordplay and pop-culture references into his keenly observational songs.
The group's one constant has been the unpredictable and inspired songwriting of Israeli-born, New Jersey-raised, Nashville-based EefBarzelay, who seems to look at every issue sideways and winds up encountering real epiphanies.