Simple Songs is the third singer-songwriter album by American musician Jim O'Rourke. It was released on May 19, 2015, on Drag City. The album was released nearly fourteen years after O'Rourke's previous singer-songwriter album Insignificance (2001).
Critical reception
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".
Accolades Publication Accolade Year Rank Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015 Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015 Releases of the Year 1–50 2015
Track listing
Personnel The following people contributed to Simple Songs:Simple Songs – Credits. Discogs. Retrieved December 15, 2015. Main personnel Jim O'Rourke – vocals, guitar 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 Daysuke Takaoka – tuba (2, 3, 6, 8) Additional personnel John Golden – mastering Kuniyoshi Taikou – photography
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