The Meat of Life

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The Meat of Life
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2010
Genre indie/alt-country
Label 429 Records
Clem Snide chronology
Hungry Bird
(2009)
The Meat of Life
(2010)
Girls Come First
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B [3]
Pitchfork 5.3/10 [4]
PopMatters 6/10 [5]
Spectrum Culture2.5/5 [6]

The Meat of Life is the seventh studio album by indie rock band Clem Snide, released on February 23, 2010 on 429 Records. It is the first entirely new album by the band since singer Eef Barzelay's brief stint as a solo artist.

Track listing

  1. "Walmart Parking Lot" - 2:35
  2. "Denise" - 3:28
  3. "The Meat of Life" - 4:21
  4. "I Got High" - 4:21
  5. "Denver" - 3:45
  6. "Forgive Me, Love" - 4:28
  7. "Stoney" - 3:18
  8. "BFF" - 1:58
  9. "Please" - 2:24
  10. "Song for Mary" - 4:23
  11. "With Nothing Much to Show of It" - 4:57
  12. "Anita" - 3:43
  13. "Star of David (Bonus Track)" - 3:27

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