Jim Noir

Jim Noir

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: April 8, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Barsuk
• ASIN: B0014DC02I
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #106,964 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Jim's eponymous second album is one of the most expansive pop records you'll hear this year. His music has always been a melee of different styles and influences, and this album sees him delving more into his electronic side and going further with melody and vocals than before. Look for him at SXSW. "Noir's elaborately multi-tracked recordings make his gentle bitching irresistible. He writes killer songs" - Blender.

Customer Reviews

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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

By	Brian Tepper "Brian" (PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

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

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.

3.0 out of 5 stars JIM NOIR HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD, September 8, 2009

By	Blayton Crown (USA) - See all my reviews

I really like this cd. The artist doesn't necessarily meet up with the needs of contemporary pop but he definitely knows what he's going for. Reminescent of church meets rock. An Older style with updates. Listen to ' Midnight Juggernaut ' They sound similar.