Jimi kicked off his tour with Elbow last night. Feedback on twitter seems overwhelming positive! Here’s one media review early doors:

His set was all his own stuff and he didn’t disappoint. There were no crowd pleasing Doves songs but he went down well. People knew his set shouting out for the songs like Didsbury Girl- “have you been reading my diary?” Doves were always three equal parts; now this is his band. He was in the spotlight, and seemed a bit nervous but he needn’t have worried. One mention that he had written Panic Tree with Mr Garvey and he was on a winner.

For me the set seemed short but after all he was the support, and as he left he assured us we would have a magical time with Elbow.  So was it? Magical I mean.  –Ian Gelling

To read the entire review with pictures of Jimi’s set, click here.

Courtesy of @Hiromi-Y

Just a wee   update on the Echoes in the Alleyway project from four years ago!

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You may have noticed I took down the site link on the menu above, this will be replaced with a nice advert on the blog right.

Jimi recently spoke to NME about his plans for the follow up to Odludek.

Odludek ended the week in the UK album charts at number 39! Great news, I was not expecting the album to trouble the charts at all to be honest, so a good effort and well deserved.

Jimi starts his tour with Elbow this week. For the latest tour dates visit jimigoodwin.com

Have you got your copy of Jimi’s debut album Odludek? If not, then I suggest you visit one of these links so that you can put that right! :)

UK

Digital: Heavenly ( MP3 & wav)| iTunes | 7digital | Amazon

CD: Heavenly | Amazon | Record Store (signed)

Vinyl: (includes download code) Heavenly | Amazon | Record Store

North America

USA: iTunes | 7digital |Amazon (Download)

Canada: iTunes | 7digital

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A very cool shot of Jimi performing live at the guardian HQ.

In other news, Odludek proudly sits at #22 on the midweek charts. A very good effort so far I think, considering most folk will have no clue who Jimi Goodwin is. Of course the Doves connection will help, but its a great start. Hopefully the sales remain strong for the rest of the week.

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Found in Chicago! Go get yours if you haven’t already! :)

Jimi’s debut album is out now!

NME gives Odludek the thumbs up – Read their review here.

Odludek finally hits the shelves next week, the reviews are now starting to come in. Here’s a selection of them..

The Line of Best Fit – 7/10 Review

Music OMH 3* Review

The Skinny 3* Review

Soundcheck 5* Review

The Gap 3* Review (In German)

Jimi played a session for Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2 last night, listen to the full session here. He and his band performed Oh! Whiskey and a really sweet version of the Cedar Room.

Piccadilly Records are now shipping the sold out blue vinyl record, I will put up some pics here once the record arrives at DMB towers!