Jim Neversink
Jim Neversink (born Michael James Whitehead, 16 June 1969 in Durban) is a S… Read Full Bio ↴Jim Neversink (born Michael James Whitehead, 16 June 1969 in Durban) is a South African musician, singer and songwriter. He was the co-founder and lead guitarist of "Famous Curtain Trick", a country/pop/rock band which rose to mainstream popularity in South Africa in the 1990s and was nominated for a SAMA Award.
He is, however, best known as a solo artist who performs with changing line-ups. As such, he has released two albums to critical acclaim; both have been included in best-album lists in South African magazines as well as in Billboard Magazine.
His most notable instrument is the guitar, including a home-built lap steel guitar. His musical style spans over indie rock, country, americana and punk.
In 2001, Neversink moved to Johannesburg and began using the artists´ name Jim Neversink. Having suffered a nervous breakdown, he chose the name as an allusion to overcoming psychological trauma. The crisis was triggered by claustrophobia when he was being locked in a toilet cabin in a prison where he worked as a music teacher; an underlying factor seems to have been his adopted father’s death by suicide in 1994, an incidence which features directly and indirectly in the lyrics of his epnoymous debut album.
Neversink's debut album was produced by Matthew Fink. Recorded partly under primitive circumstances in Neversink´s bedroom, it was nominated “Album of the Year” by The Star, pronouncing it "a masterpiece that will no doubt stand the test of time"; Beeld included it in its "Top-Ten Albums" list. Channel24.co.za, which likewise referred to the album as a "South African masterpiece", awarded it five stars out of five, remarking that "Neversink and Matthew Fink have produced a benchmark album, seemingly out of nowhere." At the turn of the decade, Beeld included it in a list South African albums of the decade.
Shakey is Good
A second album likewise earned critics' acclaim: it came in as no 2 on The Times’ international "Top 20 albums" of 2008; Billboard Magazine's South African correspondent placed it as no 6 on her international list of "2008 Billboard Critics Top 10s"; Isolation.tv placed it as no 1 on their top-10 "South African albums of the year"; and both The Times and Mail & Guardian included it in their listings of "albums of the decade". Channel24.co.za awarded it five out of five stars.
Shortly after the launch of Shakey is Good, Neversink began to perform with Loandi Boersma (bass) and Kevin O´Grady (drums) and various guest performers. With this line-up, and guest performances by Rian Malan, Lani Pieters and Timon Wapenaar, a new album, Skinny Girls Are Trouble, will appear in 2010.
Skinny Girls Are Trouble is produced by Richard Lloyd, former member of the New wave/punk rock band Television. Lloyd supervised the recordings in Johannesburg in March 2009 and performed live with Neversink; post-production was carried out at Lloyd's studio in New York. The album was engineered, mixed and mastered by Peter Pearlson.
He is, however, best known as a solo artist who performs with changing line-ups. As such, he has released two albums to critical acclaim; both have been included in best-album lists in South African magazines as well as in Billboard Magazine.
His most notable instrument is the guitar, including a home-built lap steel guitar. His musical style spans over indie rock, country, americana and punk.
In 2001, Neversink moved to Johannesburg and began using the artists´ name Jim Neversink. Having suffered a nervous breakdown, he chose the name as an allusion to overcoming psychological trauma. The crisis was triggered by claustrophobia when he was being locked in a toilet cabin in a prison where he worked as a music teacher; an underlying factor seems to have been his adopted father’s death by suicide in 1994, an incidence which features directly and indirectly in the lyrics of his epnoymous debut album.
Neversink's debut album was produced by Matthew Fink. Recorded partly under primitive circumstances in Neversink´s bedroom, it was nominated “Album of the Year” by The Star, pronouncing it "a masterpiece that will no doubt stand the test of time"; Beeld included it in its "Top-Ten Albums" list. Channel24.co.za, which likewise referred to the album as a "South African masterpiece", awarded it five stars out of five, remarking that "Neversink and Matthew Fink have produced a benchmark album, seemingly out of nowhere." At the turn of the decade, Beeld included it in a list South African albums of the decade.
Shakey is Good
A second album likewise earned critics' acclaim: it came in as no 2 on The Times’ international "Top 20 albums" of 2008; Billboard Magazine's South African correspondent placed it as no 6 on her international list of "2008 Billboard Critics Top 10s"; Isolation.tv placed it as no 1 on their top-10 "South African albums of the year"; and both The Times and Mail & Guardian included it in their listings of "albums of the decade". Channel24.co.za awarded it five out of five stars.
Shortly after the launch of Shakey is Good, Neversink began to perform with Loandi Boersma (bass) and Kevin O´Grady (drums) and various guest performers. With this line-up, and guest performances by Rian Malan, Lani Pieters and Timon Wapenaar, a new album, Skinny Girls Are Trouble, will appear in 2010.
Skinny Girls Are Trouble is produced by Richard Lloyd, former member of the New wave/punk rock band Television. Lloyd supervised the recordings in Johannesburg in March 2009 and performed live with Neversink; post-production was carried out at Lloyd's studio in New York. The album was engineered, mixed and mastered by Peter Pearlson.
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Jim Neversink Lyrics
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Angel Do you know what I'm giving up To be with you Miles…
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Moving In She's coming up on the northern line I'll take the van,…
Nails Looking at nails on the wall Wondering what pictures were ha…
None Of The Above Some men like fishing Some men like to cheat Some men will…
Palace When I think of all the problems in my life I…
Palomino Gold Dust Saloon It's impossible to meet inside the Cartoun Let's leave headq…
Pictures If I had pictures Of happy moments spent with you I think…
Ride Ride Ride I just found a place quieter than the moon I've got…
Swedish Exchange Programme Year after year We look at elk deer From a little old…
Thin Reputation What you're saying is true It's just the way you say…
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Tugs In The Harbour I just want to thank you, my friend For everything you've…
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Western World If I had a gun right now I wouldn't even waste…
Zooming Out Of Life She said I was her sweetest inspiration She said I was…