Jim Noir - Tower of Love

Tower of Love is the debut of the year, a swirling ethereal wonder to soundtrack your dreams and underscore. Tower of Love is not just packed full of great pop tunes, however. Noir's mastery of computers and things that go beep adds depth and rewards repeat listening. With influences ranging from the Beta Band ('A Quiet Man', 'My Patch' and the chirpy lo-fi of 'Turn Your Frown Into a Smile') to the first British pop explosion of the mid 1960s - 'Turbulent Weather' could almost be 21st Century rewrite of the Small Faces' 'Itchycoo Park' with added Casio interludes - Noir is clearly a man who isn't prepared to just sit on his laurels and go with whatever flow fashion dictates this week. My Dad. 2006.

1) My Patch
2) I Me You I'm You
3) Computer Song
4) How to Be So Real
5) Eanie Meany
6) Tower of Love
7) Key of C
8) Turbulent Weather
9) Turn You Frown Into a Smile
10) Quiet Man
11) Eanie Meany
12) Only Way