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91Sound wimpy? Well, if you could write a song half as good as "Close The Door," we guarantee that your girlfriend would like you twice as much. [Sep 2003, p.115]
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Though it lacks the thematic and tonal diversity of The Ghost Of Fashion, Soft Spot finds Clem Snide at its most instrumentally expansive, lavishing the album's 11 songs in a soothing coat of strings, horns, "orchestral scenery," and other whistles and bells.
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88Soft Spot is a winningly cohesive album -- both thematically and musically -- and shows Barzelay's songwriting talent growing exponentially.
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The mood is calibrated to quietly devastate. [20 Jun 2003, p.72]
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Clem Snide has crafted another gem.
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80It makes for a wonderfully warm way of celebrating life. [Aug 2003, p.102]
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While not as captivating as 2001's brilliant The Ghost Of Fashion, Soft Spot is yet another winning effort from this vastly underappreciated quartet. [Jul 2003, p.120]
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80These are just tender pop songs, timeless enough to defy categorization. [#60, p.95]
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There's a melancholy at this music's core that Barzelay successfully resists by generally attempting to understand someone else's feelings rather than expressing his own.
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70The simple truth with Soft Spot is that it gets better, more revealing, with each listen.
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70It's nowhere near as interesting as Ghost of Fashion or Your Favorite Music, but it has its own tranquil, slow-burning charm.
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60Unfortunately, on Soft Spot [Eef Barzelay] strays too often into the pleasantly nondescript. [Jul 2003, p.112]
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60Only a few of Barzelay's tunes... are the equal of their sonic textures. [Aug 2003, p.121]
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40Deeply disappointing. [Jul 2003, p.114]
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29At best begs to be a fan-club download, since it offers so little to anyone not Eef's bride or offspring.
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Edegram10delicate, beautiful... simple in the best possible way