Wrong-Eyed Jesus! (The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted)

by Jim White

Overview

Jim White's debut album is a cinematic collection of Appalachia-inspired country-folk rendered with a gothic sensibility and junkyard atmospherics (the inclusion of Tom Waits collaborator Ralph Carney on several tracks lends the record a distinctly Waits-ish veneer). Drawing on his bizarre life experiences and troubled Pentecostal upbringing, White's narratives are surreal and crazed, shot through with disturbing spiritual imagery and backwoods dementia; a strangely beautiful record, Wrong-Eyed Jesus! is a fine introduction to a uniquely twisted talent. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	04/08/2014
Label:	Luaka Bop
UPC:	0680899002615

Tracks

1. Book of Angels
2. Burn the River Dry
3. Still Waters
4. When Jesus Gets a Brand New Name
5. Sleepy-Town
6. A Perfect Day To Chase Tornados
7. Wordmule
8. Stabbed in the Heart
9. Angel-Land
10. Heaven of My Heart
11. The Road That Leads To Heaven

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jim White   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Banjo,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Slide Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Joe Henry   Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Victoria Williams   Guest Artist,Vocals
Paul Rabjohns   Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion
Bill Elm   Guitar,Pedal Steel
Pam Corkey   Vocals (Background)
David Piltch   Bass,Hollers,Standup Bass,Bass (Electric)
Danny Frankel   Drums,Hollers,Percussion
Eddie Baytos   Accordion
Martin Tillman   Cello
Ralph Carney   Hollers,Clarinet,Trombone,Harmonica,Saxophone,Musical Saw,Slide Clarinet
James Kreig   Vocals (Background)
Julia Albert   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Paul Rabjohns   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Joe Henry   Executive Producer
Victoria Williams   Executive Producer
David Byrne   Executive Producer
John X.   Mixing
Scott Hull   Mastering
Jim White   Arranger,Composer,Liner Notes,Composer
Yale Evelev   Executive Producer
John Paterno   Mixing
Jason Holley   Artwork
Sylvia Reed   Coordination
Kat Egan   Project Coordinator,Production Coordination
Helene Silverman   Design
John X   Mixing