Simon JoynerBest Simon Joyner Albums Ranked
7.6
Avg Score
7
Opinions
9
Albums
2
Reviewers
Summary from 7 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Simon Joyner's catalog across 9 albums from 7 opinions, with an overall average of 7.6/10. The top-rated Simon Joyner album is Hotel Lives (2001) with a 8.3/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Coyote Butterfly and Tough Love. The discography on Wavelength spans 1999 to 2026.
Hotel Lives
“The wallpaper is rippled from its age, sagging and pregnant with the water leaking in from above. The window panes are mildewed and cobwebbed, and a dozen insect corpses lie scattered on the sill. They are the victims of the naked bulb that hangs from the ceiling, casting a dull glow on the bed, which vibrates if you put enough quarters in the slot on the headboard. The scent of alcohol snakes thr”
Tough Love
“The Omaha songwriter faces some of life's more difficult feelings, exploring different types of uneasy, conflicted love on each track of this double album.”
The Lousy Dance
“Simon Joyner is that rarest of things in the world of modern popular music. He's a singer, songwriter, poet and artist. Oh, and he's also a damned fine Leonard Cohen impersonator. Okay, that last part's not true, and it's probably a bit unfair, too-- Simon Joyner is no one's clone. (I just wanted to get my crass, hackneyed comparisons out of the way as early as possible before I started in with m”
Lost With the Lights On
“Singer/songwriter's latest album for Jagjaguwar draws comparison, as usual, to Leonard Cohen, with vividly poetic lyrics set to morose, tuneful accompaniment.”
Skeleton Blues
“Simon Joyner's 10th proper album is among his noisiest and most accessible, as he allows his backing band to inflate his typically sparse narratives with unruly rock dynamism.”
Out Into the Snow
“Like a modern-day Leonard Cohen, Simon Joyner's poetic lyrics and beaten-down vocals gesture as much to characters or melodies as they do articulate them.”
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