Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds have announced the release of their fourth studio album ‘Council Skies‘.
The follow up to 2017’s Chasing Yesterday, was recorded at his Lone Star Sound Recording Studios in London, and co-produced by longtime collaborator Paul “Strangeboy” Stacey.
In a statement, the Oasis guitarist explained that the LP draws on the hunger for success that one really only feels in their youth. Gallagher said:
“It’s going back to the beginning. Daydreaming, looking up at the sky and wondering about what life could be … that’s as true to me now as it was in the early ‘90s. When I was growing up in poverty and unemployment, music took me out of that. Top of the Pops on TV transformed your Thursday night into this fantasy world, and that’s what I think music should be. I want my music to be elevating and transforming in some way.”
The record will be out on out June 2nd via Sour Mash Records and will be available in a variety of editions, including a Deluxe Edition with remixes by Pet Shop Boys, The Cure‘s Robert Smith, and David Holmes. Pre-order your copy here.
The band have also shared their new single and music video, Easy Now, featuring Milly Alcock, (Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO series House Of The Dragon) plus a cameo from Noel himself, it was directed by multiple UK Music Video Awards winner, Colin Solal Cardo.
Watch/listen below.
Noel Gallagher ‘Council Skies’ Tracklist:
01. I’m Not Giving Up Tonight
02. Pretty Boy
03. Dead to the World
04. Open the Door, See What You Find
05. Trying to Find a World That’s Been and Gone
06. Easy Now
07. Council Skies
08. There She Blows!
09. Love Is a Rich Man
10. Think Of a Number
11. Bonus Track – We’re Gonna Get There in the End
Deluxe Album Tracklist:
Disc 1
01. I’m Not Giving Up Tonight
02. Pretty Boy
03. Dead to the World
04. Open the Door, See What You Find
05. Trying to Find a World That’s Been and Gone
06. Easy Now
07. Council Skies
08. There She Blows!
09. Love Is a Rich Man
10. Think Of a Number
Disc 2
01. Don’t Stop…
02. We’re Gonna Get There in the End
03. Mind Games
04. Pretty Boy (Instrumental)
05. Dead to the World (Instrumental)
06. Council Skies (Instrumental)
07. Think Of a Number (Instrumental)
08. I’m Not Giving Up Tonight (David Holmes Remix)
09. Think Of a Number (Pet Shop Boys Magic Eye 12” Remix)
10. Pretty Boy (Robert Smith Remix)
11. Council Skies (The Reflex Revision)
12. Flying on the Ground (Radio 2 Session, 08.09.21)
13. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (Radio 2 Session, 08.09.21)
14. Live Forever (Radio 2 Session, 08.09.21)
