Jeff Klein
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Newburgh, New York, USA | |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock | |
| Years active | 2000–present | |
| Label(s) | One Little Indian | |
| Associated acts |
The Twilight Singers, Mark Lanegan, The Honorary Title, Ani Difranco | |
| Website | http://www.jeffkleinmusic.com | |
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| Jeff Klein Rick Nelson Aaron Kamstra Atom Boyd Mike Dillon |
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Jeff Klein is an Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter/Musician from upstate New York. Equal parts Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Beck and Gram Parsons, Jeff Klein has released 2 albums on Björk's One Little Indian label, featuring guests ranging from Ani Difranco to Dave Pirner. Both albums have been received with international critical acclaim. When not touring and recording under his own name, Klein has been known to be a sometimes touring member with The Honorary Title, The Twilight Singers, Mark Lanegan, Statistics, and Stars of Track and Field.
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[edit] Discography
You'll Never Get To Heaven If You Break My Heart (2000) on India
Everybody Loves a Winner (2003) on One Little Indian
Another Breakdown EP (2003) on One Little Indian
Appetite for Dysfunction EP (2003) on One Little Indian
The Hustler (2005) on One Little Indian
also appears on: The Honorary Title - The Honorary Title - guitar, vocals, keys, producer
Eliza Gilkyson - Lost and Found - vocals
The Twilight Singers - Stitch in Time EP - keyboards, vocals
[edit] Press
"a powerful, often unhappy lullaby that is magnetic from start to finish" - Rolling Stone
"Klein boasts an aptitude for role-playing, judging from the graceful way he animates the drunks, two-timing brutes and arsonists that populate the ten-song set" No Depression
"Broken hearted genius for anyone who needs more than a dashboard confession on their dusty pathï" - Uncut Magazine
"Maturity of songwriting, and a kind of stoical grace." -Mojo
"The 10 most remarkable things in culture this month" - Esquire
"Affecting Songs" - Q Magazine
"This is pop music that seeks numbness yet reveals the pure poetic wreckage of a broken heart as its exposes its wound-and its teeth." - All Music Guide
"Songs of beat-up beauty and hard-earned wisdom" - Uncut Magazine
"Dark and Insightful Work" - Amplifier
"Hauntingly dark, beautifully frayed songs." - Classic Rock
"Jeff Klein wants to sex you up--indie-rock style. Between his raspy voice and intimate Southern gothic slow jams, who could resist?" - Dallas Observer
"Kleins heartfelt songs are so damn good, we weren't sure whether to laugh or cry" - Stuff Magazine
"A Mini Masterpiece" - Daily Mirror
[edit] Instruments
- Jeff Klein sometimes plays a Gibson Hummingbird and Guild Starfire
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