Listening to Radio 1 last night was rather strange. Jo Whiley was having a chat to someone in Kettering or something or other; giving away yet another DAB radio which the Beeb seems so intent on in doing these days when who should burst through the door then none other than Noel Gallagher. Mayhem ensued for about the next 4 minutes as security was called but it soon came to be clear that Noel not only had permission to be there but also had some news for the world.
The next album of nearly two years in the waiting will hit stores in the UK on May 16. As yet it's untitled and Noel jokingly said that that's just what they might end up calling the album... Untitled. The artwork for the cover looks "very bleak and northern" and the album features songs written by Noel, Liam, Gem and Andy Bell.
"There was an obvious first single but I was singing it," Noel explained. "After 12 years of Oasis, Liam thought that might sound a bit odd, people might think he'd left the band. He threw his cans out the pram."
Oasis long accused of ripping old Beatles materials (by reporters who have never got beyond the "All Around the World" film clip) now can take one step closer to their accusation as Oasis' line-up now includes on drums the son of Ringo, Zack Starkey.
The three opening singles are expected to be as follows: The Importance of Being Idle (Apr 3), Part Of The Queue (Apr 17), Guess God Thinks I'm Able (May 1). Of the 8 stadium shows in the UK this June & July, only the show in Ireland has any tickets remaining, the rest are sold out.
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