Jeffrey Lawrence Klein is an American singer-songwriter of the band

My Jerusalem My Jerusalem is an American Indie Rock band based in Austin, Texas. The band consists of Jeff Klein (vocals) and Ross Dubois (bass guitar). The band rose to critical acclaim after releasing their debut album ''Gone For Good''. Career beginnings ...

from

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, who plays keyboards and guitar. He has released three solo albums and another three albums with My Jerusalem. Jeff Klein has risen to acclaim after the release of his album 'Everybody Loves A Winner' which gave him the necessary critical acclaim in the beginning and provided him with an international reach towards some few parts of every continent.

Biography

At the age of 18, Klein moved to

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to attend the

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. In 1999, he moved to

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and released his first album, ''You'll Never Get to Heaven If You Break My Heart''. Signing to the influential Bjork record label

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, Klein released two more albums, ''Everybody Loves a Winner'', featuring

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, Matthew Ryan,

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and

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, in 2002, and ''The Hustler'', which features

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and

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as guests in 2005. The formation of his band

happened in (2009) where he would go on to release three albums between 2010 and 2016. He has also worked with

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and

The Twilight Singers The Twilight Singers are an American indie rock band. It was formed in 1997 by Greg Dulli as a side project during a hiatus from his group The Afghan Whigs. After the Afghan Whigs disbanded, Dulli used The Twilight Singers as his own artistic v ...

, and as of 2008 was touring with

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as keyboardist. He has been described as "Tom Waits snagged on a barbedwire fence." and as having a "smoky voice (with a) bruised world-weariness". Klein is also the main member of the collective

, along with fellow Gutter Twins musicians Cully Symington and Dave Rosser.News item
Summerskiss.com, September 30, 2008 Along with a history of collaborating with

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and

Mark Lanegan Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age ...

, Klein has toured or guested as a member of bands such as

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, and

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Jeffrey Klein has collaborated with visual artist Kenneth E. Parris III Jeffrey Klein has had many songs featured in Film and TV, including an international breakthrough after having the song '''Death Valley''' from his latest 2013 album '''Preachers featured on the 4th episode of Suits in its Sixth Season. The soundtrack put Jeffrey Klein on the international map where he has grown a fanbase from Canada, USA, Spain and the UK. The show made a hit in Eastern Asia which in return has given Jeffrey Klein a decent following from countries such as Japan, South Korea and most notably from the East, India.

Discography

Solo albums

*''You'll Never Get to Heaven If You Break My Heart'' (India, 2000) *''Everybody Loves A Winner'' (

, 2003) *''The Hustler'' (One Little Indian, 2005) *''Death of the Fox'' (Island Def Jam, 2010)

Singles

*"Another Breakdown" (One Little Indian, 2003)

My Jerusalem

*''A Little Death'' (

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, 2016) *''Preachers'' (

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, 2012) *''Gone For Good'' (

, 2010)

Appears on

* Folk Uke - "Small One" (

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, 2020) *

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– No Todo lo Puedes Dar (

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, 2014) *

– Red Letter Year (

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, 2008) *Greg Dulli And Friends – ''Live at Triple Door'' (Infernal Recordings, 2008) * Gutter Twins – ''Adorata'' (

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, 2008) * Gutter Twins – ''

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'' (

, 2008) *Zookeeper – ''Becoming All Things'' (Belle City Pop, 2007) *

– ''Scream And Light Up The Sky'' (

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, 2007) * Twilight Singers – ''Stitch in Time'' (

, 2006) *

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– ''Raining Down Arrows'' (Camcor, 2004) *

– ''Honorary Title'' (

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, 2003) *

Eliza Gilkyson Eliza Gilkyson (born August 24, 1950, Hollywood, California) is an American folk musician based in Taos, New Mexico.Gilkyson moved her base from Austin, Texas, to Taos in 2020. Gilkyson is a two-time Grammy Award nominee, receiving a nomination ...

– ''Lost And Found'' (Red House, 2002) *

Jason Karaban Jason Karaban is an American singer-songwriter and musician living in Los Angeles, California. Karaban first began his career fronting the Philadelphia-based indie rock band ''Dragstrip Courage'' in 1997, and ''Grand'' in 2000. He emerged as a ...

– "Doomed to Make Choices" (Ascend Records, 2006)

References

External links

*
Jeff Klein Myspace

Jeff Klein Facebook

My Jerusalem MyspaceMy Jerusalem Myspace
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