Jeff Hanson

Jeff Hanson (March 3, 1978 – June 5, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, whose voice was described in a 2005 Paste review as an "angelic falsetto, a cross between Alison Krauss and Art Garfunkel that is often (understandably) mistaken for a female contralto".

Hanson's vocal style is sometimes compared to Elliott Smith's, who also was signed to Kill Rock Stars.

Early life Hanson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Waukesha, Wisconsin. with bandmates Ryan Scheife (bass) and Mike Kennedy (drums). The band released a 7" on One Percent Records, an EP and a full album on Caulfield Records and remained active for seven years. He released three albums for the label, Son in 2003 and Jeff Hanson in 2005 recorded at Presto! Recording Studios with AJ Mogis and Mike Mogis.

Personal life and death In 2005 Hanson married Megan Anzelc, credited on his album Son with piano and electric piano, as well as on his album Jeff Hanson with accordion, keyboards and piano. They divorced in 2008.

Hanson was found dead by his parents on June 5, 2009, in his St. Paul apartment, into which he had recently moved.

Discography 1995 Chewed Smooth Center (as part of the band M.I.J.) 1996 300 Miles (7") (as part of the band M.I.J.) 1999 M.I.J. (EP) (as part of the band M.I.J.) 2000 Radio Goodnight (as part of the band M.I.J.) 2003 Devil in the Woods (EP) (Limited edition of 777 copies. Exclusive to Devil in the Woods Magazine issue 5.3.) 2003 Son 2005 Jeff Hanson 2008 Madam Owl