Jim Noir

Jim Noir | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Barsuk
• ASIN: B0014DC02I
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,512 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #81 in Music > Alternative Rock > Indie & Lo-Fi > Electronic Pop
  • #90 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Electronica

Editorial Reviews

The second album from Mancunian electronic/psychedelic troubadour Jim Noir is a blast from the future past. A much more expansive record than the universally acclaimed debut collection 'Tower Of Love' ,the album finds Jim on a concept tip. These songs are the musings of an astronaut on a one way trip to the stars, reflecting on childhood, love, disappointment - life. "There was a bit more money floating round so we used Abbey Road this time," he says. "There was a mastering effect we put on it with the preset title 'Noir Bedroom Effect'. This is how me and George Martin got the sound together."

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ad agencies are lining up, April 8, 2008

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Brian Tepper "Brian" (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jim Noir (Audio CD)

Thanks to the last World Cup Soccer tournament, we discovered the guy singing the wildly catchy song Eenie Meanie for Adidas and his even wilder catchier debut 'Tower of Love'; so catchy that adidas was not the only corporation plucking his songs and overhauling them for commercials. That album kept things simple, melodic and irresitably jovial to the point that any 5150 wing of a mental institution should've pumped this through their PAs to keep their saddest patients from making nooses with their Adidas shoelaces.
His latest has a simple enough title, but that's where it ends. Given all the lucre the corporations and TV networks gave him for selling his tunes, our Jolly little droog had time to noodle, taking vocals to new multi tracked Beach Boy harmony glory, it's as if the Beach boy meditation classic Feel Flows is given a funky groove. No doubt Happy day Today and Same Place Holiday manage to provide the same wanky, no-hangups psychedelic breeze he dosed us with on the debut.
Lyrically he's got SLIGHTLY more to sing (notable exception Day by Day by Day when he sings his apparent credo about not needing the hang up of having anything to say) and picks the perfect melodies and lines to repeat and cram your head with the cookie dough gooey music. The lyrics often mix in like choclate chips and jimmies, never detracting from the confectious music. His love of French electropop like Air and Mellow cross up with his guitar fuzzy freak beat influences like the Marmalade, the Pretty Things and Blossum Toes this time out as well, as Welcome CJ will attest to his more trippy bombastic side.
All in all this music will stay in your head and not go away. For anyone bogged down by the daily grind, this release will keep those miserable bullets from flying through your skull.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not great, June 4, 2008

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buenseñor "frustrated dj" (en casa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jim Noir (Audio CD)

Jim Noir's eponymous second album was a bit of a letdown after the soaring melodies of his TOWER OF LOVE. Yes, there are still pleasant, lively melodies here ("What U Gonna Do"). Yes, he still sounds like a cross between the Beach Boys and the Beatles. This second album, however, seems to lack the diversity of the first. It's difficult at times to distinguish one song from another. By the end of the album, I was definitely ready for a different sound. This was a disappointment, but I'm still ready to hear what he comes up with next.

5.0 out of 5 stars Ecclectic and fun CD all around., September 13, 2011

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Eduardo Luis Costas (Fairfax, VA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jim Noir (Audio CD)

So many of you may not know Jim Noir and I can't blame you. I found out about him 2 months ago while playing the video game "Little Big Planet". It turns out Jim turns out more than just catchy quirky songs for the latest platform game. In this self titled CD, Jim shows us influences from many popular Brit bands such as Blur, Super Furry Animals, Electric Light Orchestra and Alfie to name a few. Jim also has a way with the blending 8 bit tones and synth pop grooves with catchy and honest lyrics. The track "All Right" is ambient and groovy and seems like a likely candidate for the Perennial "Buddha Bar" and "Hotel Costa" compilations. Mix this all with a nice 60's blend of accoustics and drum tattoos and you have an album that has something for everyone.