Liam Gallagher John Squire
WARNER
7/10
IMAGINE the Stone Roses with an immeasurably better singer modelled on Ian Brown, or Oasis with a dazzling lead guitarist. Liam Gallagher and John Squire have, and the resulting album plays to their strengths. Though coming almost out of the blue, it’s the most logical team-up among the remnants of Manchester’s old indie-rock empire, currently awash with severed partnerships, searching for completion.
When Oasis split in 2009 after a backstage altercation in Paris, Liam’s songwriting was vestigial (though he had penned a couple of the a sweet spot between middle-aged reflection on his Burnage past and canny Oasis-esque bangers. Liam also hinted at maturity on 2022’s , but he’s generally been laser-focused on claiming Oasis’s essence and audience for himself, replaying Knebworth, and on June’s upcoming 30th-anniversary tour.
