“Single”New York Girl
The mirror’s cracked. Her makeup’s half-finished. The night’s already over and it hasn’t even started. “New York Girl” was recorded live in one take with The Mellows in Austin—no overdubs, no filter. Just the sound of a woman fading and a man trying to remember her right. Lo-fi folk that lives somewhere between Daniel Johnston’s warbled truth, early White Stripes tenderness, and the deadpan sorrow of Leonard Cohen. Gritty, intimate, and not trying to be pretty.
“Paper Cigarette”
“Written in Paris, in a room too small for the memories. I’d watch people lean over balconies, smoking slowly, like they had nowhere to be and nothing to forget. The song is about lust, romance, and the way this city left an impression in my mind. Filmed in Paris France from a friend I met there.. Juliette Geindre from Paris”
“Hey Lady”
“ On Hey Lady, Texas-based Canadian songwriter Scott Klein delivers a haunting slice of Southern Gothic wrapped in a haze of 60s punk grit. Featuring Erica Maier on lead guitar and backing vocals, the track channels the ghost of a forgotten prairie town, where addiction, loneliness, and quiet desperation blur into the dusty horizon.
Klein’s voice carries the weary wisdom of a drifter, while the track’s lurching rhythm and fuzzed-out guitar lines evoke a barroom slow dance at closing time. Maier’s contribution adds both sharpness and soul, giving weight to the story of a woman whose eyes betray a deeper emptiness.
Grainy, raw, and unapologetically human, Hey Lady is a modern gothic folk ballad—bleak, beautiful, and brutally honest.”
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The mirror’s cracked. Her makeup’s half-finished. The night’s already over, but it hasn’t even started. New York Girl single was recorded live in one take with members of The Mellows band in Austin Texas —no overdubs, no filter. Just the sound of a woman fading and a man trying to remember her right. Gritty, intimate lo-fi folk living somewhere between Daniel Johnston’s warbled truth, early White Stripes tenderness, and the deadpan sorrow of Leonard Cohen.
His single, Paper Cigarette, stoked in the appetite of Parisian nights, explores the ache of lust and detachment. It was recorded with Shakey Graves producer, RIAA Gold-certified Chris “Boo” Boosahda, and co-produced by Jonathan Tyler of The Northern Lights, known for his work with Nikki Lane, Paul Cauthen, and Reckless Kelly. With John Michael on bass guitar of the Night Glitter band.
Hey Lady track —a stark portrayal of a prairie woman, dulled by addiction and trapped by silence, reaching for a way out. Erica Maier of The Garrys band lends haunting lead guitar and harmonies. Lucas Goetz (ex–Deep Dark Woods) drives the pulse on drums and lap steel, while Chris Mason (also ex–Deep Dark Woods) holds it down on bass.
Klein’s previous album, Jesse’s Hotel—featuring Leot Hanson of The Sheepdogs—earned underground success and a nomination at the Saskatchewan Music Awards. Tracks like Sunshine—a lament for a lost lover—and What’s My Name, which grapples with memory, disconnection, and scars, reveal the wilderness within.
“What’s My Name”
“Slow, raw and dark. Those are the characteristics that Scott Klein gives us in What's My Name…”
- Indie Criollo
“Comin’ For You”
“Sporting a singalong chorus and a twangy hook, Klein’s rootsy rocker cracks any misconceptions on debuts, touching notes and tones that are familiar to listeners while creating a sound with multi-generational appeal.”
- Tinnitist
“Jesse”
“Jesse is 90s alt-rock par excellence complete with tense guitars in the verse, melodic lines in the chorus, and the mysterious lyrics that lend themselves to the kind of video accompaniment that might get featured every hour on MTV.”
“Sunshine”
“Scott Klein is taking listeners into the dark of the night for a sentimental dance to ‘Sunshine’. With a haunting parallel between the image-rich lyrics and blended country-folk melody, he pulls you into the depths of your imagination.”
-The Other Side Reviews