Liam Gallagher and John Squire have shared their long-awaited debut collaborative single ‘Simply One other Rainbow’ – test it out beneath.
Formally introduced final month after months of teasing – with Gallagher hailing their upcoming report as “the very best report since [The Beatles’] ‘Revolver’” – the primary taster of the undertaking from the previous Oasis frontman and Stone Roses guitarist arrives at this time (January 5) within the type of the psychedelic lead single ‘Simply One other Rainbow’.
Opening with a trademark floral however crunching Squires riff earlier than Gallagher growls “I may need recognized this might be simply one other rainbow“, the monitor quickly blooms right into a ’60s-indebted psych monitor full with a wailing and star-gazing guitar solo.
NME‘s overview of ‘Simply One other Rainbow’ famous that the track’s “willingness to stretch out and groove is at odds with the pop-driven ‘C’Mon You Know’ [Gallagher’s 2022 solo album]” – in addition to noting “hints of Cream in Squire’s efficiency and constructions” and “even one thing of The Rolling Stones in the way in which Liam drawls: “simply one other rainbow, hanging over me / simply one other rainbow, dropping on my tree”.”
‘Simply One other Rainbow’ comes forward of what the duo promise as “extra new music to observe because the yr unfolds”. The only is out there to pre-order on 7” vinyl right here.
A video is on the way in which, however the duo have this week shared the beneath teaser trailer.
“To me the obvious tackle ‘Simply One other Rainbow’ is that it’s about disappointment, and the sentiment is that you simply by no means get what you really need,” mentioned Squire in an announcement. “However I don’t like to elucidate songs, I believe that’s the privilege of the listener, it’s no matter you need it to be. To me, it’s additionally one of the vital uplifting tracks we’ve made collectively, which is bizarre.”
Whereas ‘Simply One other Rainbow’ is the primary taster of the long-mooted joint album, a press launch from the Manchester indie legends has confirmed that “there can be rather more new music to come back – and there might effectively be exhibits, too”. Talking of their collaboration, Gallagher hailed Squire as “a high songwriter”.
“Everybody at all times bangs on about him as a guitarist, however he’s a high songwriter too, man, no two methods about it so far as I’m involved,” he mentioned. “There’s not sufficient of his music on the market, whether or not it’s with the Roses or himself. It’s good to see him again writing songs and fucking good ones.
“The melodies are mega after which the guitars are a given. However I believe even while you take all of the fucking guitars off, you may play the songs all on acoustic and so they’ll all nonetheless blow your thoughts.”
The primary present that Gallagher ever attended was Stone Roses on the Worldwide 2 in Manchester when he was 16-years-old, with the pair assembly 4 years later Oasis and the Roses had been each recording at Monmouth in Wales on what would turn into ‘Undoubtedly Perhaps’ and ‘The Second Coming’. Gallagher and Squire remained mates, later working collectively to write down ‘Love Me and Depart Me’ the latter’s band The Seahorses, who additionally toured as visitors to Oasis.
After the guitarist joined Gallagher onstage at Knebworth in 2022 to play on ‘Champagne Supernova’ – simply as he did with Oasis in 1996 – Squire then despatched over three songs which Gallagher dubbed “all mega” earlier than they started writing in earnest and dealing remotely whereas citing Jimi Hendrix, Intercourse Pistols, The Faces, Bob Marley and The Bee Gees as influences.
The undertaking then grew as Gallagher attended Squire’s studio in Macclesfield, earlier than finishing periods in Los Angeles for 3 weeks of periods with producer Greg Kurstin [Adele, Foo Fighters, Sia]. Kurstin additionally performed bass on the report, whereas drums had been supplied by Beck, R.E.M. and Atoms For Peace drummer Joey Waronker.
Whereas admitting that he’s “not concerned in any approach by any means”, former Oasis guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs – who nonetheless performs reside with Gallagher – just lately revealed that he’s he’s heard the collaborative album in full.
“I’m not going to let you know something. I’m going to maintain you all in suspense,” he mentioned. “I’m not gonna say it’s this, that or no matter, however I’ve heard it from begin to end, and I’ll hold you all going, ‘Go on, inform us, inform us, inform us’.”
Bonehead continued to elucidate that it wasn’t “for [him] to say” something extra in regards to the report. “I shall depart it to the person himself,” he mentioned, including: “It’s excellent.”
Gallagher spoke of his long-held love for Stone Roses in his Firsts interview with NME, which you’ll watch above.
Requested in regards to the first artists he ever fell in love with, Gallagher replied: “Our child [Noel] was into The Smiths, however they had been a bit too early for me and a bit too student-y, sort of – however the Roses had been a bit extra laddy. Not as laddy as us, however it felt a bit extra proper.”
He continued: “The primary report I ever purchased was The Stone Roses debut album. I do know that is all sounding very cool and folks received’t consider me, however it’s – I’m simply cool.”
Gallagher went on to elucidate how the primary band t-shirt and CD he ever owned had been by Stone Roses as he was “obsessive about them” after they had been additionally his first gig. “It blew my thoughts,” he mentioned of that present at Manchester Worldwide 2 in 1988, “and that was after I wished to affix a band.”
Final month, Gallagher led followers into the announcement by hailing his collaborator as “surely the very best guitarist of his era and on the earth in my view” earlier than Squire returned the favour by calling him “one of many all time nice rock and roll voices. I put him in the identical class as Dylan, Lennon, Jagger and Rotten.”
Squire has been working as a celebrated visible artist away from his work with Stone Roses, who cut up as soon as once more after their ultimate gig in Glasgow in 2017. The Stone Roses initially reformed in 2011, after their first cut up in 1996. In 2016, they launch two singles with ‘All For One‘ and ‘Stunning Factor‘.
Gallagher can be hitting the highway in 2024 to have a good time the twentieth anniversary of Oasis’ seminal debut ‘Undoubtedly Perhaps‘.
