Jim Noir: Tower Of Love

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British psych-pop troubadour Jim Noir has been tagged as a Beach Boys fan on a Badly Drawn Boy budget, but really, he's in thrall to any musician who can write one good line and one unforgettable hook. Noir's debut album, Tower Of Love—compiled from three sold-out EPs, with some extra tracks—follows songs around in circles, working through repeated choruses, plunked guitars, and one-note organ lines to construct a sound that's like the softer side of the 1960s' British Invasion, in a thrift-store coat. The record feels small but impeccably crafted, like a toy soldier.