Eef Barzelay is an Israeli-American singer-songwriter and the principal member of the alternative country band Clem Snide. Born Ifar Barzelay on May 12, 1970, in Tel Aviv, Israel, he was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. In 1991, Barzelay co-founded Clem Snide in Boston, naming the band after a character from William S. Burroughs’s novels. The band's debut album, You Were a Diamond, was released in 1998, followed by several others, including The Ghost of Fashion in 2001, which featured the song "Moment in the Sun" used as the theme for the NBC series Ed .� twangville.com +11 In 2006, Barzelay released his debut solo album, Bitter Honey, which received critical acclaim. He also composed original tracks for the film Rocket Science in 2007. Barzelay's second solo album, Lose Big, was released in 2008 .� Wikipedia +3 After a hiatus starting in 2007, Clem Snide reformed in 2009 and continued to release music, with their tenth album, Oh Smokey, released in 2024 . The band's music features in various television series, including Californication and The Good Wife .� �