Dressed up with a boisterous horn section and memorable chorus, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds unveiled the first single off their eponymous debut — aka Noel’s response to brother/ex-Oasis bandmate Liam Gallagher’s Beady Eye — today. “The Death of You and Me” arrives via the glossy official video above, in which a waitress at a diner ditches her gig for a swim before hopping aboard the horse-drawn carriage of a group of traveling musicians.
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Video: Noel Gallagher Talks Oasis Split
In addition to announcing the October 17 release of the first of two new solo albums, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, during a press conference today, former Oasis guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher revisited that fateful night in August of ‘09 when the long-running feud between he and his brother Liam boiled over into a pre-show row that led to his departure from the band. Check out Noel’s lengthy account above (via Daily Swarm), in which he describes how a rift over Liam’s fashion label, one thrown plum, and a guitar wielded “like an ax” were the final straw.
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Liam Gallagher may be taking Oasis sans his brother with him for a new band under a different moniker, but I’m not so sure that Liam can avoid making a fool of himself without Noel’s songwriting chops in tow. Conversely, Noel’s vocals couldn’t hold a candle to those of his brother. Perhaps we’ve found a … Read more