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Plus Caroline Rose, Bully, Westerman, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 24, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the eleventh Songs of the Week of 2023. There weren’t a lot of new songs on offer this week, perhaps because the music industry was recovering from SXSW last week. But there were still some tracks we liked. More
Council Skies Due Out June 2 via Sour Mash
Jan 17, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (aka former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher) has announced a new album, Council Skies, and shared a new song from it, “Easy Now,” via a music video that co-stars Milly Alcock (Rhaenyra Targaryen in HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon). More
Features Johnny Marr on Guitar
Oct 31, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (aka former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher) have shared a video for their new single, “Pretty Boy.” The song features Johnny Marr on guitar and was produced by Gallagher alongside Paul “Strangeboy” Stacey. It will be featured on Gallagher’s forthcoming album, which is set to be released some time next year. More
“Trying To Find A World That’s Been And Gone: Part 1 (Demo)” Out Now via Sour Mash
Jan 03, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (aka former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher) have shared a new demo track, entitled “Trying To Find A World That’s Been And Gone: Part 1.” It is the first release from the band’s forthcoming album, which according to Gallagher via social media, has just been completed less than two weeks ago. More
Oasis Knebworth 1996 Documentary Due Out September 23, Live Album Out November 19
Sep 02, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Oasis have shared a previously unseen performance video of their iconic song “Live Forever,” taken from their much-celebrated 1996 two-night set of performances in Knebworth, England. The video precedes the release of the upcoming documentary Oasis Knebworth 1996, which will be out on September 23 via Trafalgar Releasing. A live album of the same name and accompanying Blu-ray/DVD of the documentary will be available on November 19 via Big Brother. More
Apr 29, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (aka former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher) will be releasing a greatest hits compilation album, Back the Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021), on June 11 via Sour Mash. It will feature a bonus disc of remixes and alternate versions of songs, as well as featuring two new songs. More
He Found It in a Box of Unmarked CDs
Apr 29, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher has shared a previously unreleased Oasis track, “Don’t Stop… (Demo).” It’s unclear exactly which era of the band the song comes from, although he says the song was once performed at a soundcheck 15 years ago.
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Blue Moon Rising EP Due Out March 6 via Sour Mash/Caroline
Jan 30, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (aka former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher) is releasing a new EP, Blue Moon Rising, on March 6 via Sour Mash/Caroline. Now he has shared the EP’s title track, “Blue Moon Rising,” via a video that features Gallagher and actor Jack O’Connell (Godless, ‘71, Skins). More
Blue Moon Rising EP Due Out March 6, 2020 via Sour Mash/Caroline
Nov 21, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (aka former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher) is releasing a new EP, Blue Moon Rising, on March 6, 2020 via Sour Mash/Caroline. Previously he shared its first single, “Wandering Star,” and now the song has a video that features a shoplifting Santa Claus (or Father Christmas, since it takes place in England). More
Blue Moon Rising EP Due Out March 6, 2020 via Sour Mash/Caroline
Nov 14, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (aka former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher) has announced a new EP, Blue Moon Rising, and shared its first single, “Wandering Star.” More
This Is the Place EP Due Out September 27 via Sour Mash/Caroline
Aug 05, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (aka former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher) has announced a new EP, This Is the Place, and shared its first single, title track “This Is the Place.” This Is the Place is due out September 27 via Sour Mash/Caroline. More
Black Star Dancing EP Out Now via Sour Mash/Caroline
Jun 14, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (aka former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher) has released a new EP, Black Star Dancing, today via Sour Mash/Caroline. Now he has shared a lyric video for “Sail On,” the only of the EPs three songs he hasn’t previously shared. Plus now that the EP is out, you can stream the whole thing here (it includes two remixes of the title track, on top of the three new songs). More
Everything Everything, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine, Lily Allen, and Others Also Nominated
Jul 26, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This year’s Mercury Prize nominees have been announced and they include the latest albums by Wolf Alice, King Krule, Arctic Monkeys, Everything Everything, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine, Lily Allen, Nadine Shah, Everything Is Recorded, and more. More
Who Built the Moon? Out Now via Sour Mash/Caroline; Song Features Johnny Marr
Jul 19, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher released a new solo album under the Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds name, Who Built the Moon?, back in November via Sour Mash/Caroline. Now he has shared a video for “If Love Is the Law.” Mike Bruce directed the video, which is the fifth video in a sequence of seven interconnected videos. More
Plus Noel Gallagher and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 17, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
As we get into the holiday season and build up to Thanksgiving next year there were inevitably less new songs of note this week, but there were still enough gems for a Songs of the Week post. We’ve got three songs from upcoming debut albums due out in 2018 and two songs from Tame Impala tied for #2. More
Who Built the Moon? Due Out November 24 via Sour Mash/Caroline
Nov 16, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Former Oasis guitarist and singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher is releasing a new solo album under the Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds name, Who Built the Moon?, on November 24 via Sour Mash/Caroline. Now he has shared another song from the album, “It’s a Beautiful World,” via a lyric video that features images of Earth, the moon, and the universe. More
Who Built the Moon? Due Out November 24 via Sour Mash/Caroline
Oct 27, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Former Oasis guitarist/singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher is releasing a new solo album under the Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds name, Who Built the Moon?, on November 24 via Sour Mash/Caroline. Previously he shared the album’s first single, the upbeat psych-pop number “Holy Mountain,” as well as a video for the song. Now Gallagher has shared a lyric video for the album’s opening track, “Fort Knox.” The song is far-removed from his Oasis work, and instead sounds like something you’d find on one of Primal Scream’s more dance-y albums. More
Interviews
Rock 'n' Roll Revolutionary
May 11, 2018
By Matt Fink
Noel Gallagher did not set out to save rock and roll. In fact, when he started writing the songs that would become Who Built the Moon?-his third full-length album with his High Flying Birds-he had no idea what kind of album he was making at all. More
Reviews
Jul 08, 2019
By Matt the Raven
If you don’t know who Noel Gallagher is you probably shouldn’t be reading this. And since no introduction is necessary, none will be given. More