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Jim Noir is a British singer-songwriter from Davyhulme in Manchester, England.
Noir, real name Alan Roberts (his stage moniker is in homage to Vic Reeves, whose real name is Jim Moir), has released two albums to date - 2005’s Tower Of Love and the self-titled Jim Noir in 2008. The album and all of the preceding EPs were self-recorded at Noir’s home in the suburb of Chorlton in Manchester. His music has been described as psychedelic pop and compared to The Beach Boys, The Beta Band, The Bees and fellow Mancunian Badly Drawn Boy. He is also known for a slightly eccentric dress sense, frequently appearing in a bowler hat. Noir is a multi-instrumentalist, playing all the instruments on his work.
He is currently signed to Seattle-based indie label Barsuk Records in the States, whilst Atlantic UK licence him from Manchester label My Dad Recordings.
Noir released the single “My Patch” in the UK in 2006 and the same year Adidas used Eanie Meany for their World Cup advertising (Josè +10, second part). The song begins “If you don’t give my football back, I’m gonna get my dad on you.”
Noir, real name Alan Roberts (his stage moniker is in homage to Vic Reeves, whose real name is Jim Moir), has released two albums to date - 2005’s Tower Of Love and the self-titled Jim Noir in 2008. The album and all of the preceding EPs were self-recorded at Noir’s home in the suburb of Chorlton in Manchester. His music has been described as psychedelic pop and compared to The Beach Boys, The Beta Band, The Bees and fellow Mancunian Badly Drawn Boy. He is also known for a slightly eccentric dress sense, frequently appearing in a bowler hat. Noir is a multi-instrumentalist, playing all the instruments on his work.
He is currently signed to Seattle-based indie label Barsuk Records in the States, whilst Atlantic UK licence him from Manchester label My Dad Recordings.
Noir released the single “My Patch” in the UK in 2006 and the same year Adidas used Eanie Meany for their World Cup advertising (Josè +10, second part). The song begins “If you don’t give my football back, I’m gonna get my dad on you.”
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Jim Noir is my favorite.
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Cynicalnaota wrote:
This dude is has to be God or something, to play on hippocamp and sing in a commercial.
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CreepOnRadio wrote:
I love Christmas Cat!
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photon_man62 wrote:
My Patch is very very very awesome
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AnnaMatousek wrote:
you HAVE to come to Sweden (Gothenbourg!!)! yeah yeah? great!
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Indieooo wrote:
i love the computer song. it's also the song of the replay commercials :D
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Jedi_Master wrote:
my patch is such a great song. first discovered it in Little Big Planet
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beccaa wrote:
my patch is so catchy :)
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sudden_rush wrote:
I love the new demos on his myspace!
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Diggles7 wrote:
He's our chap all right!!!!!
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quietquake wrote:
Check out http://aurgazmo.blogspot.com for playlists of some of the best new and old indie, electro, alternative, dance, folk, lounge, hip hop, house, alt-country, and even a bit of pop!
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nothere413 wrote:
He said it's done quite awhile back but I haven't heard anything about it since then.
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don-tachos wrote:
Does anyone know anything about his new album?
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Alfington wrote:
Fucking love this guy! fantastic happy music. The way fantastic happy music should be! Planet Earth wouldn't be the same without Jimmy boy. I'm glad he doesn't get much attention! He's all ours chaps!
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zhezman wrote:
потрясный проект,невероятный психопоп. есть атмосфера в саунде
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nothere413 wrote:
It would be amazing to see him live...
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BeenInsane wrote:
The third album is done!! XD
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J-nu wrote:
the 2nd album seems a bit down tho
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terick_g wrote:
good music yes
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Belnog wrote:
O cara é muito bom! Definitivamente excelente!!!
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11 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/jimnoir
Just been looking through the archives and i chanced upon a remix i did once for a lady called Skye. She was the excellent singer of Morcheba and this is her solo single remixed by yours truly. …
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