Noel Gallagher has confirmed that he is filming the recording and production of his upcoming High Flying Birds album. The singer has stated that he will document the process at the famous Abbey Road Studios but will adopt a different approach than the recent docu-series ‘The Beatles: Get Back’.
The 54-year-old artist recently spoke about his new venture during an interview on The Matt Morgan Podcast. During the conversation, Gallagher stated the cameras will capture the “Magic Moments” of the former Oasis bandmember and the group as they work on their hotly anticipated release.
Speaking on the process of the new release, Gallagher confirmed that the album was written and the group would begin to record the material next month. The Britpop icon went on to confirm that he had composed several acoustic ballads. The singer continued to speak on the album’s progress with Morgan, “One is one of my favourite songs that I’ve ever written, it’s got great chords and it’s very, very sad. In the verses the music is quite sad and the sentiment in the verses is quite strong, but in the chorus the music is quite uplifting and the words are quite sad. It’s a fucking great song.” Gallagher continued to discuss the group’s new material, “I started writing the album in January and I thought if I get it finished by the week leading up to Christmas it’ll be great. I actually finished it with one day to spare. I’ll start recording properly on January 20.”
Gallagher continued to state that the project will be different from Peter Jackson’s celebrated Disney-docu-series. Unlike the recent The Beatles documentary, the singer has confirmed that his writing process will not be recorded as he does not deem the practice interesting for the audience. The musician proceeded to expand on his comment, “Me writing, once you’ve seen it for an hour, then you’ve seen it, They’re The Beatles and Paul McCartney is writing ‘Get Back’ and I’m writing a record which, frankly, with the best will of the world, not a lot of people are going to give a shit about. Me noodling away on the same five chords I’ve been using all my life going, ‘Sunshine, through the rain, can’t buy fame . . . ’, it’s not got the same gravitas.”
Within the podcast, Gallagher also revealed that a classic track from the back catalogue of Oasis served as inspiration for his group’s new release. The singer stated that “Talk Tonight” sparked the inspiration for the group’s follow-up release from the 2017 album Who Built The Moon?. The track was originally released on 24th April 1995 and was released as a B-Side for the megahit “Some Might Say”. The track was written and sung by Noel Gallagher and was later included within the 1998 compilation album The Masterplan.
In other news, fans will be able to catch Gallagher live next year when the singer embarks on his UK tour. The series of Summer concerts begin with a headlining set at the In It Together festival held in Wales. The month-long tour comes to a close with a performance in Bristol on 22nd June 2022.
Noel Gallagher UK tour dates
04/06/2022 – In It Together Festival – Wales
09/06 – Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus – Newcastle
11/06 – Summer Sessions – Dundee
12/06 – Cannock Chase Forest – Staffordshire
15/06 – Eden Project – Cornwall
16/06 – Delamere Forest – Cheshire
18/06 – Stadiwm Eirias – Colwyn Bay
19/06 – Hampstead Heath Kenwood – London
21/06 – The Piece Hall – Halifax
22/06 – Bristol Sounds – Bristol
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