'Liam Gallagher & John Squire': the former Oasis and the former Stone Roses release their self-titled debut album

Liam Gallagher and John Squire They release their self-titled debut album today. Rumors of a possible collaboration between the former vocalist of Oasis and the former guitarist of Stone Roses They had been around since the middle of last year; However, it was not until last September when Liam confirmed during an interview that yes, they were finally going to work together.

Liam Gallagher & John Squire It is made up of ten songs. On January 5, 2024, Gallagher and Squire released Just Another Rainbow. The first single from the album was produced by producer Greg Kurstin during a three-week recording session in Los Angeles and reached number 16 on the UK singles chart.

“Just Another Rainbow is about disappointment and the feeling that you never get what you really want”Squire stated about the song. “But I don’t like to explain the songs, I think it’s the listener’s privilege, it’s whatever you want it to be. For me, it’s also one of the most uplifting songs we’ve done together, which is strange.”he added.

The second single from the album, Mars to Liverpoolwas shared on January 26, 2024.

Squire and Gallagher have been friends for years, but only began toying with the idea of collaborating after Squire joined the singer of Wonderwall on stage at their shows in Knebworth, UK, in 2022

Both artists form an unprecedented and very solid tandem with the recording of this album, a work that Gallagher has come to declare is “the best album since Revolver”referring to what was the Beatles’ seventh studio album, released in 1966 and which included songs like Eleanor Rigby and Yellow Submarine and reached number one on the charts in the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada, Germany and Australia upon its publication.

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At the end of January, Liam was anxious about the album’s release: “I can’t wait for people to hear the album. I think people who like Stone Roses and Oasis and that kind of stuff, I think they’ll love it.. It’s spiritual, it’s crucial. “LG x”said the singer wall of glass who from the beginning did not stop complimenting his new coworker: “John Squire is undoubtedly the best guitarist of his generation and in the world, in my opinion”Gallagher even said in a publication late last year.

For his part, John Squire has said about the new album: “I like the way that in some parts it’s quite melancholic and can make you feel good, but there are other parts that are a little irreverent, rude or crude. There’s a little bit of everything there, I think it’s a very good mix. He had a feeling we’d sound good together, but he wasn’t prepared for it to fit so well.”.

The duo has already announced that they will go on tour together. The tour is scheduled to begin on Wednesday March 13 at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, where they will be joined by Barrie Cadogan on bass and Joey Waronker on drums. They will then visit cities such as London, Dublin, Leeds, Manchester, Paris and Berlin, before concluding the April 11 at the Paramount in Brooklyn. British singer and songwriter Jake Bugg He will be his special guest except for the New York show.