Soft Spot

Soft Spot

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Frontman Eef Barzelay's lovably awkward voice, simple melodies, and brainy, bent lyrics remain the focus on Clem Snide's fourth disc, but the band swaps the naked popcraft of its minor hit "Moment in the Sun" for an approach at once more adventurous and somber. Though Jason Glasser has mostly played violin and cello in the past, here he employs a closetful of organ, chimes, bells, and percussion, and the results animate the album's mostly slow, stately songs. Under the watchful eye of producer Joe Chiccarelli (Tim Easton, American Music Club), the dreamy descending melody of "All Green" is spiked by playful chimes, "Happy Birthday" rides high-kicking horns and honky-tonk guitar, and "Action" soon collapses from a giddy banjo line and shuffling beat into a happy clatter of vibes and percussion. Barzelay's best lines, meanwhile, capture close observations in unexpected turns of phrase, as in "Close the Door" ("I caught you doubting yourself in the mirror, but you sure look good to me") and "All Green" ("Feed me a kiss, chapped lips and all"). --Anders Smith Lindall

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