| Songs | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | John Maus |
| Cover: | Songs (John Maus) (Front Cover).png |
| Recorded: | 1999–2004 |
| Genre: | Dark wave[1] |
| Length: | 45:37 |
| Label: | Upset the Rhythm |
| Producer: | John Maus |
| Prev Title: | I Want to Live! |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Love Is Real |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
Songs is the first official album by American lo-fi musician John Maus, released on June 27, 2006 by the British label Upset the Rhythm.[2] The album was recorded over the course of five years. It consists of slightly remixed tracks that originally appeared on the self-released albums Snowless Winters EP (1999), Love Letters From Hell (2000), and I Want to Live! (2003).
Upon release, the album generally drew negative reviews from critics.[3] CMJ stated, "It took this Ariel Pink cohort five years to write and record his debut album, and only five minutes to become more annoying than Ariel Pink."[3] Tiny Mix Tapes gave the LP a four-star review, in which they wrote that Maus's singing "is always an effortless balance between weird visceral descriptions, deadpan humor and the uncomfortably honest."[4]