| Simple Songs | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Jim O'Rourke |
| Cover: | Jim_O'Rourke's_Simple_Songs'_Cover_Art.jpg |
| Released: | May 19, 2015 |
| Recorded: | 2009–2015[1] |
| Studio: | Hoshi To Niji, Steamroom (Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) |
| Length: | 37:38 |
| Label: | Drag City |
| Producer: | Jim O'Rourke |
| Prev Title: | The Visitor |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Hands That Bind |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
Simple Songs is the third singer-songwriter album by American musician Jim O'Rourke. It was released on May 19, 2015, on Drag City and is the final album by O'Rourke for the record label.[2] The album was released nearly fourteen years after O'Rourke's previous singer-songwriter album Insignificance (2001).[3]
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".
| 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 |
The following people contributed to Simple Songs:[4]