March 4, 2001
NO SUCH PLACE
By MIKE BELL

NO SUCH PLACE
Jim White
(EMD/LUAKA BOP)

On this, his second record (his debut, Wrong-Eyed Jesus was a weird, wonderful gem in 1997), Florida-born singer-songwriter Jim White takes an approach to his modern C&W songs that, while not as reverential or poker-faced as someone like, say, Palace, is still true to the spirit.

He just has more fun with it -- as witnessed on tracks like God Was Drunk When He Made Me and Ghost-town Of My Brain -- and isn't afraid to incorporate new sounds. It's the perfect addition to anyone's nouveau cowboy collection.

Track Listing 1. Handcuffed To A Fence In Mississippi
  2.The Wound That Never Heals
  3.Corvair
  4.The Wrong Kind Of Love
  5.10 Miles To Go On A 9 Mile Road
  6.Christmas Day
  7.Bound To Forget
  8.God Was Drunk When He Made Me
  9.King Of The Road
  10.Ghost-Town of My Brian
  11.Hey! You Going My Way???
  12.Love That Never Fails
  13.Corvair Reprise