Simple Songs (Jim O'Rourke album)
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| Studio album by Jim O'Rourke | ||||
| Released | May 19, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2009-2015[1] | |||
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| Length | 37:38 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Jim O'Rourke | |||
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Simple Songs is the third singer-songwriter album by American musician Jim O'Rourke for Drag City. It was released on May 19, 2015, nearly fourteen years after O'Rourke's previous singer-songwriter album, Insignificance (2001).[2] O'Rourke uses Drag City for his more conventional work.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 86/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.6/10[5] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 86 based on 14 professional reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[6]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 |
45[7]
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| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 |
9[8]
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Track listing
All songs written and composed by Jim O'Rourke.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Friends with Benefits" | 5:25 |
| 2. | "That Weekend" | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Half Life Crisis" | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Hotel Blue" | 3:21 |
| 5. | "These Hands" | 3:13 |
| 6. | "Last Year" | 5:47 |
| 7. | "End of the Road" | 5:33 |
| 8. | "All Your Love" | 6:22 |
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Total length:
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37:38 | |
Personnel
The following people contributed to Simple Songs:[9]
- Main personnel
- Jim O'Rourke – vocals
- Sudoh Toshiaki – bass
- Tatsuhisa Yamamoto – drums
- Akiko Yoshino – french horn (4, 6, 7, 8)
- Ren Takada – pedal steel guitar (5)
- Eiko Ishibashi – piano, organ
- Jun Moriyama – saxophone (3)
- Nahoko Kamei – saxophone (3, 7)
- Atsuko Hatano – strings
- Daisuke Takaoka – tuba (2, 3, 6, 8)
- Additional personnel
- John Golden – mastering
- Kuniyoshi Taikou – photography
References
- ↑ Jim O'Rourke – Interview. Bomb (magazine). Retrieved December 15 2015.
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- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review
- ↑ Simple Songs - Jim O'Rourke. Metacritic. Retrieved on 12-15-2015.
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- ↑ Simple Songs – Credits. Discogs. Retrieved December 15 2015.
