Jim White find his Transnormal Skiperoo on new album :: Music News :: Articles

Just by reading singer/songwriter Jim White's press release for his new album, Transnormal Skiperoo, it's easy to tell that this man keeps the stakes high in his art.

How's this for an artist summary?:

"Jim White is a highly original voice in the immense Southern gothic tradition. When broken humanity aches for grace, music like his may give you a shot at redemption."

Who could have known this whole time that Jim White was step one toward salvation? White's new record, however, does mark an important moment in his own quest for grace. That album title actually has an important meaning to its creator.

"'Transnormal Skiperoo' is a name I invented to describe a strange new feeling I've been experiencing after years of feeling lost and alone and cursed," says White in the press release. "Now, when everything around me begins to shine, when I find myself dancing around in my back yard for no particular reason other than it feels good to be alive, when I get this deep sense of gratitude that I don't need drugs or God or doomed romance to fuel myself through the gauntlet of a normal day, I call that feeling 'Transnormal Skiperoo.'"

If the new album's lyrics read anything like that paragraph, this record really could be a savior for the I Heart Huckabees crowd. The record drops March 4 on Luaka Bop Records. Check out Luaka Bop's Transnormal Skiperoo homepage for the complete album introduction and song samples.

Here's the track list:

1. A Town Called Amen
2. Blindly We Go
3. Jailbird
4. Crash Into The Sun
5. Fruit On The Vine
6. Take Me Away
7. Turquoise House
8. Diamonds To Coal
9. Counting Numbers
10. Plywood Superman
11. Pieces of Heaven
12. Long Long Day