Jim O'Rourke - Simple songs streaming (1 Viewer)

[dudley]

I lasted 90 seconds of that Faith No More stream and I was all like, fuck yew NPR, then I saw a link to this and I was all like, oh hooray NPR.

Anyway, new Jim O'Rourke with singing and that. Sounds great!

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[dunderhead]

gave it 20 minutes. sounds great alright. textbook jim o rourke plays 4/5 minute song formula. looking forward to listening to it in proper quality. hard to believe its 6 years since the visitor

 

[hermie]

Listened to the whole thing this morning. Maybe it's a grower but I didn't like it at all aside from one or two nice bit.s

 

[Thebeard]

Listened to the whole thing this morning. Maybe it's a grower but I didn't like it at all aside from one or two nice bit.s

This is very disheartening.

 

[Nate Champion]

hmmm, it's certainly very rich but takes a while to get going.

What's surprising for me is how much it reminds me of other people and not O'Rourke necessarily.

I find Steely Dan, Plush/Liam Hayes, Archer Prewitt, Randy Newman coming to mind. It's a bit "big rock piano" in places perhaps.

I feel less engaged with the lyrics, which is strange - like the production is overwhelming me.

Some of those are always cornerstones though in the O'Rourke pop-world.

I think the first third limps along wishing it was Randy Newman's big toe but it picks up a bit.

Has to be Glenn Kotche on drums.

 

[hermie]

Totally. That 70s influence was always there. But it's very pronounced on this record. I'll sit with it but so far it's far too light and schmalzy

 

[plug]

I've listened to it about a million times since it started streaming and I officially love it. G'wan the Jim.

That said, it's no Insignificance - but it's still fucking savage. It's definitely a grower. In my own humble opinion of course.

@Nate Champion: I think it's one of his Japanese buddies actually. To my ears it's a very different style. Great playing nevertheless.

Might go and listen to it again, fuckit why not.

 

[Nate Champion]

@hermie Yep. I remember the first time I heard Aja by Steely Dan. Black Cow came on and I just went, "sounds like Jim!"
Him and Donald Fagen also share a penchant for seriously snarky lyrics too.

@plug right, well spotted.

Insignificance is my favourite too. I think there was someone on here going on about how he wasn't human enough recently?
Try listening to Get a Room - one of the most devastating songs ever. And by a human too.

Sad to say there is no Nic Roeg film called Simple Songs.

Has his Roeg obsession ended?

 

[Nate Champion]

The Visitor refers to The Man Who Fell to Earth.

 

[hugh]

Steely Dan. Big Rock Piano. I'm sold.

 

[plug]

Interesting Jim O'Rourke interview with Mike Watt (from 2007). Some amusing anecdotes about his mad Irish mother.

the Watt from Pedro show!