[4/5] On his first full-length release, Jim Noir, the U.K.'s latest bedroom genius, takes his cues from the whimsical side of Pet Sounds-era Brian Wilson and the Zombies' Odyssey And Oracle, as filtered through the languid neo-psychedelic haze of artists like A Band of Bees. It's a summertime record guaranteed to freak out half the "Surfing USA" fans in the world, with darkly comic lyrics and moments of general weirdness to offset the sweetness and Wilson-esque harmonies. And while Noir may be using other people's blueprints, songs like "How To Be So Real" could hold their own against the best the '60s had to offer-which is clearly what he's after. (BARSUK) Ed Masley
 Official Website: http://www.barsuk.com
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