Insignificance (Jim O'Rourke album)
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Insignificance is the third Drag City album by American musician Jim O'Rourke. It was released in 2001. O'Rourke uses Drag City for his more conventional work. It is the third of three albums recorded by O'Rourke to be named after films by Nicolas Roeg, and features percussionist Tim Barnes, Jeff Tweedy and Glenn Kotche of Wilco (both of whom O'Rourke would later collaborate with as Loose Fur).
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Guardian |  [3] |
| NME | 8/10[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Spin | 7/10[7] |
| Uncut | [8] |
The online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Insignificance at number 166 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jim O'Rourke
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "All Downhill from Here" | 4:59 |
| 2. | "Insignificance" | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Therefore, I Am" | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Memory Lame" | 5:57 |
| 5. | "Good Times" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Get a Room" | 6:58 |
| 7. | "Life Goes Off" | 6:22 |
| Total length: | 38:25 | |
Notes
- ^ "Reviews for Insignificance by Jim O'Rourke". Metacritic. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Insignificance – Jim O'Rourke". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ^ Aizlewood, John (January 18, 2002). "Significant strides". The Guardian. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Wirth, Jim (January 19, 2002). "O'Rourke, Jim : Insignificance". NME. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ Pecoraro, David M. (November 27, 2001). "Jim O'Rourke: Insignificance". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ^ "Jim O'Rourke: Insignificance". Q (185): 128. December 2001.
- ^ Gross, Joe (March 2002). "Jim O'Rourke: Insignificance". Spin. 18 (3): 137. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Jim O'Rourke: Insignificance". Uncut (57): 110. February 2002.
- ^ Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
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