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Jamie Lidell - Jim
| Avclub | | Jamie Lidell did himself a disservice by making Multiply, his first journey into revivalist soul, so postmodern and glitchy. Granted, it made the departure more palatable for fans of his previous work, but it also opened him up to the evergreen criticism of blue-eyed soul—that it's mannered and overthought. More than that, it relegated his voice to being yet another instrument in a frantic mix. On Jim, Lidell course-corrects by choosing a warmer, more organic palette. It's a retro-soul record minus the bleeps and whistles, and it exposes Lidell as the charming, confident vocalist he is. He effectively sells the barn-burners ("Out Of My System," "Where D'You Go"), but naturally, the ballads put up a bigger fight. "Rope Of Sand" features an arrangement so slight, Lidell has no choice but to flesh the song out with his voice....full text |
| | Popmatters | | Jamie Lidell’s “Multiply” might have faded from our minds and iPods since 2005, but the British blue-eyed soul singer’s back in a big way. A big, romantic, retro, soul kind of a way, that is. Jim, his second solo album on Warp (not counting the collection of Multiply remixes released in 2006), picks right up where the earlier record left off—almost. His new collection of songs is both more polished and more genre-limited than Multiply. But because the Berlin-based singer’s such a consummate professional, this material is an absolute pleasure to hear from start to finish. Oh, maybe it’s not his professionalism that gives that impression—it’s his infectious joy. “Give yourself the green light”, Lidell sings, and his optimism is unquenchable....full text |
| | Prefixmag | | Most newcomers to Jamie Lidell are immediately struck by his voice. “Soulful” almost feels too easy an adjective to use to describe it, and comparisons to Sam Cooke and Otis Redding are both moot and belaboring the obvious at this point in Lidell’s career -- after all, his sophomore album, 2005’s Multiply, earned him all that critical praise, slots on both Grey’s Anatomy and a Target commercial, and a multitude of devotees....full text |
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