its been 15 months since the accident
and today i sat at evans piano
and for the first time in 15 months
i could feel it
no shake
no shiver
no ache
just flesh and bone against ivory
strong as an ox
and i could feel it
the cold key
the weight of the hammer
its back

for someone who doesn't believe in them
i sure do create a lot of em
some from scratch
some from used parts
those ones that came to me secondhand
it was not so long ago we were lovers on air mattresses
fell asleep on condemned bridges
watching the sun set on opulent beaches
fled for our lives from wildlife safaris
ghosts...
for someone who doesn't believe in em
i sure do create a lot of them

i hope one day to thank every one of you in person
heres 22 minutes of nonsense
it was gonna be 33 but i feel too young
from the bottom of my heart
its getting a bit more pink every year
(please note this is far from a real release. its just a moment in time. please do not share or distribute. sometimes moments should live in the....)
33 (fixed link)

jeff wants to celebrate his birthday with you
on november 5th check back for a link to download 33
33 minutes of one microphone handheld low fidelity click clack bang bang
available one day only

We have an EP coming out March 10th which features 2 songs from the full length and 3 others. You can read about it at places like:

Filter Magazine
Blurt
The Dallas Observer

i honestly cant think of 10 albums that blew me away in 2008 but i can honestly think of a million moments that blew me away.
so instead of an irrelevant list of cool over thought music i like so you can compare notes to, im instead going to salute the top 20 people of 2008.

kim murphy
keith hagan
david rosser
greg dulli
mark lanegan
danny bland
cully symington
ashley dzerigian
ed harcourt
raife burchill
scott ford
joe zavaglia
kenneth gordon
stewart cole
chris simpson
monika bustamante
michael booher
rick nelson
shayla jacobs
ruby jacobs

i played over 150 shows in many countries on several continents. i appeared on Letterman, Leno, and Jools Holland. i made several albums with several friends. i made several albums of my own. i fell in love with a beautiful girl. i overcame an awful accident. i fell in love with myself again. dreams came true and new ones have been dreamt. none of this would be possible without each and every one of you.

everyone dies, but not everyone lives
make this next year count, this last one was just a warm up

happy holidays
jeffklein

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9wq-NVQnDg

RIP Jennifer Gale. A local legend. A martyr in his/her own right. This is a video clip from the last day of her life. Singing silent night to the city council. Maybe one day we'll live in a world where people that devote their life to helping their community dont freeze to death on the streets.

Jeff and his old friend Michelle have a 10 year reunion
http://irtmag.blogspot.com/2008/11/jeff-klein-from-gutter-twins-to.html

The fine fine people at My Old Kentucky Blog have featured the J-Ru this week...
Check it out, they are one of the mythical Big Indie Blog music aggregatory clearinghouses of mp3's & infotainment. Direct link to article HERE

i know i know i know
who do i think i am? Time Out Jeff Klein?
but while your waiting for that new JK or Jerusalem album to drop
enjoy the new skew album by one of my oldest best friends
check it here SKEW
i bet you got nothin like it in your collection