Jinks started out as the lead singer of a
thrash metal band from
Fort Worth named Unchecked Aggression, initially named Silas, that was active from 1998 to 2003. He also played the
lead guitar; the other band members were Gary Burkham on bass who left in 2000 and was replaced by Chris Lewis, Anthony Walker on drums, and Ben Heffley on guitar. They were influenced by
Metallica and
Pantera. An album,
The Massacre Begins was released in 2002. Songs they recorded included "Hell Razor" and "Kill Me Again". Jinks is backed by The Tone Deaf Hippies. He began to release albums in the country genre in 2008. An album titled
30 was released in 2012. He began to develop his own sound in an EP,
Blacksheep, which was released in 2013. Jinks toured in support of
Adobe Sessions as an opener for
Sturgill Simpson in 2015.
2016: ''I'm Not the Devil'' ''
I'm Not the Devil'' was released on August 12, 2016. The album was recorded at the Sonic Ranch in
Tornillo, Texas. It includes a cover of
Merle Haggard's "
The Way I Am". The title track was written with his best friend
Ward Davis; the album was almost finished and the album title had already been decided, but it was retitled with the name of the song they wrote. Jinks supported ''I'm Not the Devil'' with a co-headlining tour with
Whitey Morgan and the 78's in August, September, and October. The album was rated one of the best country albums of 2016 by
Rolling Stone. Jinks released a cover of
Pink Floyd's hit song "
Wish You Were Here" in January 2017. He also re-released a remixed and remastered version of his 2010 album
Less Wise, as
Less Wise Modified 2017, with three bonus tracks included.
2018: Lifers Jinks released the album
Lifers on July 27, 2018, via
Rounder Records. It was preceded by the lead single "Must Be the Whiskey", which was released on June 15, 2018.
2019: After the Fire and The Wanting On October 11, 2019, Jinks released the album
After the Fire. The album was independently produced and released by his own label, Late August Records, marking a departure from Rounder Records, with whom he produced 2018's
Lifers. The album was preceded by two singles, "Ain't a Train" and "Think Like You Think". Jinks also promoted the song "William and Wanda", which was written about his late grandparents. For the week of October 26, 2019, the album was No. 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. One week later, October 18, 2019, Jinks released a second album,
The Wanting. Similar to
After the Fire, the album was independently produced. It was preceded by two singles, "Same Kind of Crazy as Me" and "Which One I Feed". On October 24, 2019, both albums held the No. 1 and 2 spots for Top Albums on iTunes and Apple Music.
2021: Mercy and None the Wiser On November 12, 2021, Jinks released two albums simultaneously –
Mercy and
None the Wiser.
Mercy is a solo country album, while
None the Wiser is a metal recorded with his band Caned By Nod. The albums were written at different times, but recorded simultaneously.
Mercy features collaborations with
Kendell Marvel,
Adam Hood, and
Chris Shiflett. "All It Cost Me Was Everything" was released from
Mercy.
2024: Change the Game Change the Game was released in March 2024. It features songs such as “Outlaws and Mustangs”, and reached the top 30 in the country chart.
2025: In My Blood In July 2025, Jinks released
In My Blood on his own Late August Records label. Recorded at The Sonic Ranch, the album features a collaboration with
Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr. The fist single from the album, “Found”, was released on May 2. ==Discography==