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Cat: DOOK 030882. Rel: 27 Jan 20
Indie/Alternative

Side 1 - Track 1. Good Mood Side 1 - Track 2. Upside Down Side 1 - Track 3. Hexagons Side 1 - Track 4. Beatheart Side 1 - Track 5. Tol Circle Side 2 - Track 1. Feel OK Side 2 - Track 2. Wonders Amber Side 2 - Track 3. Eggshell Side 2 - Track 4. Lander Side 2 - Track 5. AM Jazz

Manchester's Jim Noir returns with ten tracks as strong as anything that he's offered us before. A man known for his mastering of melody and ability to convey complex thoughts and feelings with relatively succinct and direct lyricism, he's the kind of artist you could easily forget how much you've missed until the next release arrives, and the memories and feelings come flooding back. Opening on the soft croon of "Good Mood", it's not long before Noir's true talent begins to show. "Upside Down"'s synth bass reverberations underpin Casio stardust punctuation and slow harmonious keyboard refrains. "Wonders Amber" invokes a journeyman, if not space-age Western theme tune. "Tol Circle" introduces ambient jazz vibes to melting pot. It's varied without every feeling like someone is trying hard to surprise, as if the different stylistic decisions made here came completely naturally. Most likely because they did.