Noel Gallagher 2023

Pretty Boy sets the tone for the new album which is amongst Noel’s strongest work to date, reinforcing his status as one of the most prolific, respected and successful British songwriters.

‘Council Skies’ is the highly anticipated fourth studio album from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds released on 2nd June 2023.

‘Council Skies’ is the highly anticipated fourth studio album from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds released on 2nd June 2023.

‘Council Skies’ is the highly anticipated fourth studio album from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds released on 2nd June 2023.

The numbered NOW series is back with 'NOW That's What I Call Music! 114' - 50 tracks across 2 CDs, providing THE essential selection of the UK's chart and radio airplay favourites.

For American audiences, the phenomenal worldwide success of Oasis was a little puzzling. That's because they only had part of the picture – unless they were hardcore fans, they didn't hear nearly three albums of material released on B-sides and non-LP singles. Critics and fans alike claimed that the best of these B-sides were as strong as the best moments on the albums, and they were right. None of the albums had a song that rocked as hard as "Fade Away" (cleverly built on a stolen melody from Wham!'s "Freedom"), "Headshrinker," or "Acquiesce."

2021 saw the reemergence of British folk’s most enigmatic lost son. You may recognize Matt Deighton from his time fronting Acid Jazz heroes Mother Earth; you may remember him as Paul Weller’s guitarist in the late 90’s, or Noel Gallagher’s recommendation for who should replace him when he quit the European tour in 2000. Or maybe you don’t. For almost two decades, the man they keep calling the natural successor to Nick Drake, Davey Graham and John Martyn has been himself more of a rumour – a murmur among musicians, songwriters and diehard music lovers who proudly display his rare vinyl releases like trophies.

Matthew Scottoline has grafted the best qualities of '90s bubblegum power pop–the pitch-perfect songwriting, the pop-rock sheen, the borderline saccharine vocal melodies–onto something far more raw and emotionally resonant. Don't Look Back is striking in its tenderness and candor–approximately half of the lyrics on the record concern the deterioration of an 11-year relationship Scottoline was in, with the other half being a celebration of new love.

Lewis Capaldi’s fourth #1 ‘Pointless’ kicks the album off, followed by the airplay smash from P!nk, ‘Never Gonna Not Dance Again’. Huge hits from Meghan Trainor, SZA, Niall Horan, Coi Leray, Stormzy & Debbie, and the #1 ‘Escapism.’ from RAYE feat. 070 Shake are all included. Chart regulars including Lizzo, Mimi Webb, Ellie Goulding and The Kid LAROI are featured alongside an amazing line-up of collaborations: The Weeknd & Ariana Grande on the remix of ‘Die For You’, plus Sam Smith feat. Calvin Harris & Jessie Reyez, Tiësto & Tate McCrae, Joel Corry & Tom Grennan, and Oliver Tree & Robin Schultz… The biggest hits to-date from PinkPantheress and Miguel, and debuts from Caity Baser, Mae Stephens, Libianca and Lizzy McAlpine.