Jim Noir's eponymous second album is released today, and it's an absolutely brilliant record. But don't take our word for it — here's what the critics are writing about this electronic pop masterpiece:

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

Psychedelic electro-pop of the most inventively buoyant and sweetly retro-futurist kind. FOUR STARS - 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. - Under The Radar

Check out this free mp3 from the new album, or have a look at Jim Noir's performance at this year's SXSW festival.

From a Manchester bedroom to your stereo via outer space, we're overjoyed to introduce the new album from Jim Noir. He's named it after himself, but don't be fooled into thinking he's run out of ideas — Jim's eponymous second album is one of the most expansive pop records you'll hear this year. Preview one of the tracks here.

Jim Noir recently performed on the influential radio station KCRW, and his performance was brilliant. Spot on. You can check it out in the KCRW archives. They'll also be featuring the track key of c as their Top Tune on December 14th — have a listen!

The incomparable Jim Noir will be bringing his band and British charm to North America in December, making a few stops on the west coast before hooking up with Sean Lennon for some east coast dates. Tour dates can be found here.

Seattleites: Be sure to check out the Three Imaginary Girls holiday gala, A Very Merry Imaginary Karaoke Holiday Bash on December 8th, with karaoke hijinks from many local bands, John Roderick (of the Long Winters) as Indie Rock Santa, and a special performance by Jim Noir!

Jim Noir is currently up on the Yahoo! Who's Next? web page, where you can watch current videos and vote for your favorite. The video for eanie meany is being featured — vote for Jim!

Yes! Another awesome way to waste time while enjoying the sweet sounds of Jim Noir. Check out this World Cup soccer video game based on the latest Jim Noir video, www.ifyoudontgivemyfootballback.co.uk/america/, and see how many gnomes you can knock down.

Watch this hilarious short film about the making of the eanie meany video.

The video for my patch from tower of love will be debuting on MTV2 this weekend — check your local listings for air time.

"Imagine if instead of growing up in the shadow of '50s vocal groups, the burgeoning surf-rock scene and a crazy-assed father if Brian Wilson cut his musical teeth on the bedroom pop of Sarah Records and emo's early (i.e. good) years. He'd probably produce something like Jim Noir's Tower of Love." (Aversion)

The new album is out now. Check out SPIN.com, where Jim is their Artist of the Day.

We have another great video from the upcoming Jim Noir record for the track eanie meany (you may be familiar with this song if you watched any of the recent World Cup games). Check out his e-card here.

It is announced with regret that, due to health issues, Jim Noir is canceling his North American tour dates scheduled from July 24th to August 12th, which included an appearance at this year's Lollapalooza festival. Noir looks forward to touring America this fall, and his debut album, tower of love, is on schedule to be released August 8th.

A new iTunes EP, featuring eanie meany from the upcoming LP and four additional tracks (including a remix by Fatboy Slim), is out today.

You know all those Adidas World Cup ads you've been seeing as you watch this year's matches? The ones with the little kids playing a pick-up game with professional players? The ones featuring the song eanie meany from Jim Noir's upcoming album? If not, you can watch it here on YouTube.com.

Watch a live performance of the song my patch recorded at the Spitz in London on YouTube.com.

NPR's Bob Boilen talks with music reviewers Will Hermes, Tom Moon and Meredith Ochs about upcoming summer music, with high praise for the Jim Noir record — listen to it online here.

Another amazingly great video (for the song a quiet man) has been added to the Tower of Love e-card. It may be a little disturbing at first (especially if you're frightened of cyclops), but it ends up being quite sweet.

Get an advance taste of the upcoming Jim Noir record by checking out our new e-card — it's got the hilarious video for my patch, a free MP3 download, and several streaming tracks. More videos will be added in the coming months.

Barsuk is exceedingly pleased to announce the addition of UK artist Jim Noir to our roster. His upcoming album, tower of love, is chock full of pop songs with great harmonies and a decidedly '60s-style psychedelia influence — think Beach Boys, Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles, early Pink Floyd, ELO and a dash of Super Furry Animals. His CD is scheduled to be released in early August — check back soon for details.