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Album review: Jim Noir

By Dan DeLuca The Philadelphia Inquirer

Jim Noir

Jim Noir

Jim Noir is the Manchester, England, pop whiz with a Pet Sounds predilection first heard from in 2006 when his delightfully infectious Eeny Meanie (”If you don't give my football back, I'm gonna get my dad on you“) was used in an Adidas commercial that was in heavy rotation during World Cup telecasts.

Jim Noir picks up where his debut Tower of Love left off, spinning a shimmering psychedelic web of multitracked harmonies and inviting melodies with a winningly light touch.

His last name notwithstanding, Noir is a sunny, summery sort, musically speaking, and bubbly songs like the quotidian Day by Day by Day, bear the influence of the Kinks without attaining Ray Davies' wistful weightiness. It sure is catchy, though.