Bitter Honey (Eef Barzelay album)

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Bitter Honey
Studio album by
Released2006
Recorded2005
Genreacoustic rock, alt country
LabelspinART
ProducerEef Barzelay

Bitter Honey is the solo debut album by American singer/songwriter and Clem Snide head Eef Barzelay. Essentially performed only by Barzelay on an acoustic guitar, it was released in 2006 on spinART records. Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Ballad of Bitter Honey" as one of the 100 Best Songs of 2006.[1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73%[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Tiny Mix Tapes4/5[3]
Pitchfork Media7.2/10[4]
PopMatters[5]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[6]
AllMusic[7]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Ballad of Bitter Honey"
  2. "Thanksgiving Waves"
  3. "NMA"
  4. "Well"
  5. "Words That Escape Me"
  6. "Little Red Dot"
  7. "Let Us Be Naked"
  8. "I Wasn’t Really Drunk"
  9. "Escape Artist"
  10. "Joy to the World"

References[edit]

  1. ^ "News". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  2. ^ "Bitter Honey Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ^ Foster, Split. "Bitter Honey Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (19 March 2006). "Bitter Honey Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. ^ Gilstrap, Andrew (27 March 2006). "Bitter Honey Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Bitter Honey". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  7. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Bitter Honey Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2017.