- trip hop, electronic, ambient pop
- 73 min
- 14 tracks
- Quango Records
Simple Things is the debut studio album by English duo Zero 7, released on 23 April 2001. It peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart, staying on the chart for 56 weeks. In the U.S., it reached number 4 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums. It was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Five singles, such as "Destiny" and "In the Waiting Line", promoted the album prior to its release.
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Character-led, grave, spare and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Alternative Press9/10
- The Boston Phoenix3/4 ★
- Muzik4/5
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork5.3/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin8/10
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Tracks
- 1I Have Seen5:07
- 2Polaris4:48
- 3Destiny5:38
- 4Give It Away5:17
- 5Simple Things4:24
- 6Red Dust5:40
- 7Distractions5:16
- 8In the Waiting Line4:32
- 9Out of Town4:48
- 10This World5:36
- 11Likufanele6:11
- 12End Theme3:40
- 13Salt Water Sound5:31
- 14Spinning6:03
14 tracks, 73 minutes.
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