“Stuffed with whimsical beauty and gorgeous layered harmonies that Brian Wilson would kill for. An extraordinary achievement.”
- The Independent *****

“Uniquely loveable. The perfect music for a summer’s day.”
- Q ****

“Psychedelic electro-pop of the most inventively buoyant and sweetly retro-futurist kind.”
- Uncut ****

“Jim Noir’s self-titled album happily skips through the high points of Western pop with cheeky wit and striking skill. It’s a classic rock candy store, a fuzzy pile of cotton candy.”
- Under The Radar

“Noir’s beatific mood harks back to a kinder, pre-electronic age. Casiotone synths and subtle guitar fashion popsicle backdrops for whipped peaks of multi-tracked vocal harmony.”
- MOJO

“Noir recalls ‘Sgt Pepper’-era Beatles, the more modern psychedelia of The Beta Band, or – imagine! – a Mancunian Beck.”
- NME

“An extraordinary achievement”
5 stars – The Independent

"uniquely loveable...the surprise soundtrack of summer 2008"
4 Stars - Q

“An astonishing and inventive record…this is nothing less than the laptop pop ‘Pet Sounds’ ”
Independent on Sunday

“euphoric and light headed”
4 stars – The Times

"Brims with psychedelic electro-pop of the most inventively bouyant and sweetly retro-futurist kind"
4 Stars - Uncut

"melodic wonderment"
4 Stars - The Guardian

“Such woozy laidback joys…deserves a galaxy of five star reviews”
Clash Magazine

"60's style masterpieces awash with Beach Boys harmonies, moving instrumentals and uplifting refrains"
4 Stars - Stuff

"...a splendid comeback...melodic and off kilter and ejected beyond the stratosphere"
4 stars - Stoolpigeon

"Travels at speed and ends in a pleasurable climax"
4 Stars - Knave

"Perfect atmospheric pop"
The Fly

“A Mancunian Beck…sign up for Noir’s space cadet corps”
NME