Mark Kozelek Donates to West Memphis Three Auction

Mark Kozelek, it would seem, is a man with a heart of gold and a surplus of sweet swag lying about. How else to explain the Sun Kil Moon/Red House Painters master-melancholic's participation in yet another charity auction, his second this year?

July found the Koz selling off some old (blue?) guitars for the benefit of the American Red Cross and Midwestern flood victims, while this month Mark traded pick for pen and autographed a bunch of cool stuff to aid the West Memphis Three, the trio of then-teens believed wrongfully convicted of a 1993 triple homicide and imprisoned (and a favorite cause of more than a few musical types).

The auction runs from now until December 18 (bid here), and includes a number of CDs and LPs, a concert poster, and copies of the Nights of Passed Over lyrics book, all bearing Kozelek's signature. Proceeds go to the West Memphis Three's defense fund.

As if Mark weren't being generous enough already, he's also streaming the entirety of his covers/rarities collection The Finally LP on his MySpace right now. That set hits stores tomorrow (December 9) via Mark's own Caldo Verde imprint, and even the cows on the cover look kinda glum.