I have a love and hate relationship with Oasis. I love the music, or the bulk of it at least, but hate some of the attitude that comes from the band, with Liam Gallagher being the particular pain in the arse. Although, having said that, he seems to have been very quiet and subdued of late.
He could soon be back on his high horse, offending all and sundry, and being his usual surly self however, as the band prepare to release new album, Dig Out Your Soul. In advance of its October 7th release date, the full track listing, and cover artwork has been revealed.
I’m quite excited about the new album, as their last one, Don’t Believe The Truth, was a real return to form, and a brilliant album in its own right. Whether this, their seventh studio album, lives up to the last, or goes back to the relative failures of Be Here Now, and Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, remains to be seen.
Every Oasis album has had some stand out tracks though, and a few brilliant singles, so even if the album ends up being a critically-panned dud, we can at least look forward to a couple of hits.
The Dig Out Your Soul track listing in full:
Bag It Up
The Turning
Waiting For The Rapture
The Shock Of The Lightning
(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady
Falling Down
To Be Where There’s Life
Ain’t Got Nothin’
The Nature Of Reality
Soldier On
The album has been produced by Dave Sardy, and was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road studios, spiritual home of The Beatles. All four current members of the band, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Gem Archer, and Andy Bell have written songs for the album, so gone are the days when Noel contributed almost every single song.
The album release will be preceded by first single, The Shock Of The Lightning, on September 29th. But even before that, a remixed version of Falling Down has reportedly leaked online. The Chemical Brothers have reworked the song, which features Noel on lead vocals.
The single appeared on various file-sharing websites over the weekend, though it’s not known whether the leaked version is the final album version or not.
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