Insignificance (Jim O'Rourke album) explained

Insignificance
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jim O'Rourke
Cover:	Insignificance (Front Cover).png
Label:	Drag City
Producer:	Jim O'Rourke, Jeremy Lemos, Konrad Strauss
Prev Title:	Halfway to a Threeway
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	I'm Happy and I'm Singing and a 1, 2, 3, 4
Next Year:	2001

Insignificance is the second singer-songwriter album by Jim O'Rourke, originally released on November 19, 2001 by Drag City.^[1] It is named after the Nicolas Roeg film of the same name.^[2] It peaked at number 35 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81% based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Pitchfork placed it at number 166 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[3]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Jim O'Rourke
• Rob Mazurek – cornet (1, 4, 6)
• Ken Vandermark – saxophone (3)
• Jeff Tweedy – harmonica (1), guitar (3, 6)
• Ken Champion – pedal steel guitar (5, 7)
• Darin Gray – bass guitar (1, 3, 4, 6, 7)
• Glenn Kotche – drums (all tracks), vibraphone (5)
• Tim Barnes – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 7)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jim O'Rourke - Insignificance. Drag City. February 22, 2018.
2. Web site: Once Insider, Now Outsider, and Liking It. The New York Times. Ben. Ratliff. September 2, 2009. February 22, 2018.
3. Web site: The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151. Pitchfork. September 28, 2009. October 1, 2009. Pitchfork staff.