Insignificance (Jim O'Rourke album)

Insignificance is a 2001 studio album by Jim O'Rourke, originally released on 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.[3]

Insignificance
Studio album by
Jim O'Rourke
ReleasedNovember 19, 2001 (2001-11-19)
Genre
Length38:25
LabelDrag City
ProducerJim O'Rourke, Jeremy Lemos, Konrad Strauss
Jim O'Rourke chronology
Halfway to a Threeway
(1999)		 Insignificance
(2001)		 I'm Happy and I'm Singing and a 1, 2, 3, 4
(2001)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork8.0/10[8]
Q[9]
Spin7/10[10]
Stylus MagazineA−[11]
Uncut[12]

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".[4]

Pitchfork placed it at number 166 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jim O'Rourke.

No.TitleLength
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

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 (1, 3, 4, 6, 7), vibraphone (5)
  • Tim Barnes – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 7)

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[3] 35
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References
  1. "Jim O'Rourke - Insignificance". Drag City. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  2. Ratliff, Ben (September 2, 2009). "Once Insider, Now Outsider, and Liking It". The New York Times. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  3. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  4. "Reviews for Insignificance by Jim O'Rourke". Metacritic. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  5. Phares, Heather. "Insignificance – Jim O'Rourke". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  6. Aizlewood, John (January 18, 2002). "Significant strides". The Guardian. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  7. Wirth, Jim (January 19, 2002). "O'Rourke, Jim : Insignificance". NME. Archived from the original on August 3, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  8. Pecoraro, David M. (November 27, 2001). "Jim O'Rourke: Insignificance". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  9. "Jim O'Rourke: Insignificance". Q (185): 128. December 2001.
  10. Gross, Joe (March 2002). "Jim O'Rourke: Insignificance". Spin. 18 (3): 137. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  11. Martin, Tyler (September 1, 2003). "Jim O'Rourke – Insignificance – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  12. "Jim O'Rourke: Insignificance". Uncut (57): 110. February 2002.
  13. Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
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