{"id":3121,"date":"2019-10-04T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=3121"},"modified":"2019-10-08T12:07:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T11:07:49","slug":"jim-noir-premiers-good-mood-and-announces-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=3121","title":{"rendered":"Jim Noir premiers &#8216;Good Mood&#8217; and announces new album."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The new album from JIM NOIR entitled <em>AM Jazz<\/em> will be released through Dook Recordings on November 29th 2019. &#8216;Good Mood&#8217; is the first release from this eagerly anticipated album. BEN ADLAM tunes in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3122\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jim-Noir-2019-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jim-Noir-2019-copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jim-Noir-2019-copy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span>Tossing his bowler onto the hat stand and sliding on his slippers, <em>AM Jazz<\/em> sees \u2018Jim\u2019 putting his feet up whilst Alan Roberts takes the lead. A creative masterpiece for the record player and the mantelpiece, it\u2019s a multi-layered album that features close friends including those dearly departed, and is his truest record to date, by a songwriter painting his own hypnotic Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.<br \/>\n\u201cI haven\u2019t &#8216;felt&#8217; like Jim Noir for a long time. I\u2019m not sure I ever did; it was a construct of other people\u2019s imaginations,\u201d reveals Al. \u201c<em>AM Jazz<\/em> is definitely the kind of music I make generally. It harks back to when I started making music years ago and didn\u2019t worry about capturing a particular style. It will be nice to show people more of that. It&#8217;s the best album I&#8217;ve written; real hypnotic minimalism, the good stuff!\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/690506452%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-5vVMd&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">15 years since he recorded the first ever &#8216;Jim Noir&#8217; EP, <em>AM Jazz<\/em> is the record all Noirheads won\u2019t be surprised Al had inside him. Letting the Beatlesesque stylings of his most recent album Finnish Line be (5 years ago no less), <em>AM Jazz<\/em> suits the Noir repertoire of his catalogue so far and is another homegrown offering which sees the Daveyhulme composer tinkering in his suburban Manchester studio once more, with the magic of his computer work sorcery, analogue and tape recordings. \u201cFor this I went back to the slightly more haphazard way I wrote my first album, Tower Of Love, wherein I\u2019d use things in front of me, or a bit wrong like headphones for a microphone, to make the most Hi-Fi Lo-fi album ever.\u201d<br \/>\nWhilst a brief disappearance of Jim\u2019s online persona may have provoked bleak theories as to his whereabouts, Al had little time for digital distraction. Whilst writing and creating with friends, he has worked on electronic pet project, FAX with former Alfie guitarist, Ian Smith, and the vintage analogue house meets electro sound of his own solo EP Granada Personnel Recovery, as well as producing local band, Shaking Chainsor, and helping long-time musical colleague, Aidan Smith with his long-awaited &#8216;The Planets&#8217; project; \u201cI\u2019ve been writing in dribs and drabs when I feel like it,\u201d Al says. \u201cI used to write all day everyday but it\u2019s a lot harder now I\u2019m (feeling) over 100 years old.\u201d Never not sonically exploring or being inspired by the sounds around him, there was even a red-carpet moment when he appeared as a film premier guest after a couple of his songs were selected for the OST of director Jason Wingard\u2019s film Eaten By Lions.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3123\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jim-Noir-2-2019-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jim-Noir-2-2019-copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Jim-Noir-2-2019-copy-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Performing all AM Jazz\u2019s instrumental parts himself but also, at the right moment, bringing in present and past pals along the way, sexy lounge song, \u2018Hexagons\u2019 features &#8216;Phil Anderson&#8217; and Mark Williamson singing and playing \u201clegendary OTT guitar solo\u201d respectively. Meanwhile the orchestration of \u2018Peppergone\u2019 waltzes like a beautifully romantic ode to Beethoven\u2019s Moonlight Sonata \u2013 a tribute to dearly departed best friend &#8216;Batfinks&#8217; who originally wrote the chords in his song &#8216;Peppercorn.&#8217; \u201cI hope he doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s shit,\u201d Al jests. Listen closely and you may even find a few unsuspecting celebrity guest appearances as, perhaps, it could be the very first album to feature soundbites of podcasts sneaking onto the recordings. \u201cI will have a podcast on if I\u2019m recording; Adam Buxton, Athletico Mince, Frank Skinner or Richard Herring\u2026 I\u2019m sure some mics will have picked them up, like in the old Tower of Love days,\u201d he says referring to his breakout debut.<br \/>\nCulled from around 50 tunes <em>AM Jazz<\/em> moves like the time of the day, from dawn to night, stirring from the pop of \u2018Good Mood\u2019 and \u2018Upside Down\u2019s Beta Band groove. \u201cAs the album was playing, I imagined this smoky backstreet with all those neon signs outside clubs at about 4am,\u201d Al says. Mellow \u2018TOL Circle\u2019 is like Percy Faith\u2019s Theme From A Summer Place synthesized, capturing the style of TV library music or movie soundtrack obscurity that has always stirred Al\u2019s curiosity, and the album plunges into a vast chasm of instrumental exploration with \u2018Mystermoods,\u2019 visiting Japan\u2019s funky synth whiz duo Testpattern and Hakabashi Sakamoto. Darkening and deepening in intensity, \u2018Eggshell\u2019 is like an undiscovered gem from Angelo Badalamenti\u2019s cutting room floor, the Panda Bear shimmer of \u2018Lander\u2019 is where blissful positivity and sadness meet, about another of his friends who left the world too young. \u201cBy the album\u2019s close, its nearly time to let go and enter the ether,\u201d he says of the album\u2019s story. \u201cLike one would do when they take their final sigh on this earth.\u201d<br \/>\nA record to be enjoyed to its very last second <em>AM Jazz<\/em> is set to place this songwriter where he just might, finally, receive the recognition he deserves; from unsung hero to a truly worthy candidate for being called up to join the City of Manchester\u2019s ranks of great musical icons. Whether you prefer to know him as Mr. Roberts or simply call him Al, it\u2019s time to become acquainted with the real Jim Noir.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-order <em>AM Jazz<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/jimnoirmusic.bandcamp.com\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F3121&#038;t=Jim%20Noir%20premiers%20%E2%80%98Good%20Mood%E2%80%99%20and%20announces%20new%20album.&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F3121&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F10%2FJim-Noir-2019-copy.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Jim%20Noir%20premiers%20%E2%80%98Good%20Mood%E2%80%99%20and%20announces%20new%20album.\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F3121&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Jim%20Noir%20premiers%20%E2%80%98Good%20Mood%E2%80%99%20and%20announces%20new%20album.&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F3121\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new album from JIM NOIR entitled AM Jazz will be released through Dook Recordings on November 29th 2019. &#8216;Good Mood&#8217; is the first release from this eagerly anticipated album. BEN ADLAM tunes in. Tossing his bowler onto the hat stand and sliding on his slippers, AM Jazz sees \u2018Jim\u2019 putting his feet up whilst [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcast"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3121"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}