Wrong-Eyed Jesus! (Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted) (1997)

About this title: 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, All Music Guide

Tracks:

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

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.