Liam Gallagher and John Squire launch joint single ‘Simply One other Rainbow’

Liam Gallagher and John Squire have shared their long-awaited debut collaborative single ‘Simply One other Rainbow’ – test it out beneath.

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Formally introduced final month after months of teasing – with Gallagher hailing their upcoming report as “the most effective report since [The Beatles’] ‘Revolver’” – the primary taster of the venture from the previous Oasis frontman and Stone Roses guitarist arrives right now (January 5) within the type of the psychedelic lead single ‘Simply One other Rainbow’.

Opening with a trademark floral however crunching Squires riff earlier than Gallagher growls “I may need recognized this may be simply one other rainbow“, the monitor quickly blooms right into a ’60s-indebted psych monitor full with a wailing and star-gazing guitar solo.

NME‘s evaluation of ‘Simply One other Rainbow’ famous that the music’s “willingness to stretch out and groove is at odds with the pop-driven ‘C’Mon You Know’ [Gallagher’s 2022 solo album]” – in addition to noting “hints of Cream in Squire’s efficiency and buildings” and “even one thing of The Rolling Stones in the way in which Liam drawls: “simply one other rainbow, hanging over me / simply one other rainbow, dropping on my tree”.

‘Simply One other Rainbow’ comes forward of what the duo promise as “extra new music to observe because the yr unfolds”. The only is accessible to pre-order on 7” vinyl and to pre-save here.

A video is on the way in which, however the duo have this week shared the beneath teaser trailer.

“To me the obvious tackle ‘Simply One other Rainbow’ is that it’s about disappointment, and the sentiment is that you simply by no means get what you actually need,” mentioned Squire in an announcement. “However I don’t like to clarify songs, I believe that’s the privilege of the listener, it’s no matter you need it to be. To me, it’s additionally one of the vital uplifting tracks we’ve made collectively, which is bizarre.”

Whereas ‘Simply One other Rainbow’ is the primary taster of the long-mooted joint album, a press launch from the Manchester indie legends has confirmed that “there shall be far more new music to return – and there might nicely be exhibits, too”. Talking of their collaboration, Gallagher hailed Squire as “a high songwriter”.

“Everybody at all times bangs on about him as a guitarist, however he’s a high songwriter too, man, no two methods about it so far as I’m involved,” he mentioned. “There’s not sufficient of his music on the market, whether or not it’s with the Roses or himself. It’s good to see him again writing songs and fucking good ones.

“The melodies are mega after which the guitars are a given. However I believe even whenever you take all of the fucking guitars off, you possibly can play the songs all on acoustic and so they’ll all nonetheless blow your thoughts.”

The primary present that Gallagher ever attended was Stone Roses on the Worldwide 2 in Manchester when he was 16-years-old, with the pair assembly 4 years later Oasis and the Roses have been each recording at Monmouth in Wales on what would change into ‘Undoubtedly Possibly’ and ‘The Second Coming’. Gallagher and Squire remained associates, later working collectively to put in writing ‘Love Me and Depart Me’ the latter’s band The Seahorses, who additionally toured as visitors to Oasis.

After the guitarist joined Gallagher onstage at Knebworth in 2022 to play on ‘Champagne Supernova’ – simply as he did with Oasis in 1996 – Squire then despatched over three songs which Gallagher dubbed “all mega” earlier than they started writing in earnest and dealing remotely whereas citing Jimi Hendrix, Intercourse Pistols, The Faces, Bob Marley and The Bee Gees as influences.

The venture then grew as Gallagher attended Squire’s studio in Macclesfield, earlier than finishing classes in Los Angeles for 3 weeks of classes with producer Greg Kurstin [Adele, Foo Fighters, Sia]. Kurstin additionally performed bass on the report, whereas drums have been offered by Beck, R.E.M. and Atoms For Peace drummer Joey Waronker.

Whereas admitting that he’s “not concerned in any method in any respect”, former Oasis guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs – who nonetheless performs stay with Gallagher – just lately revealed that he’s he’s heard the collaborative album in full.

“I’m not going to inform you something. I’m going to maintain you all in suspense,” he mentioned. “I’m not gonna say it’s this, that or no matter, however I’ve heard it from begin to end, and I’ll maintain you all going, ‘Go on, inform us, inform us, inform us’.”

Bonehead continued to clarify that it wasn’t “for [him] to say” something extra concerning the report. “I shall go away it to the person himself,” he mentioned, including: “It’s excellent.”

Gallagher spoke of his long-held love for Stone Roses in his Firsts interview with NME, which you’ll watch above.

Requested concerning the first artists he ever fell in love with, Gallagher replied: “Our child [Noel] was into The Smiths, however they have been a bit of too early for me and a bit of too student-y, form of – however the Roses have been a bit extra laddy. Not as laddy as us, but it surely felt a bit extra proper.”

He continued: “The primary report I ever purchased was The Stone Roses debut album. I do know that is all sounding very cool and other people received’t imagine me, however it’s – I’m simply cool.”

Gallagher went on to clarify how the primary band t-shirt and CD he ever owned have been by Stone Roses as he was “obsessive about them” after they have been additionally his first gig. “It blew my thoughts,” he mentioned of that present at Manchester Worldwide 2 in 1988, “and that was once I needed to affix a band.”

Final month, Gallagher led followers into the announcement by hailing his collaborator as “for sure the most effective guitarist of his technology and on this planet in my view” earlier than Squire returned the favour by calling him “one of many all time nice rock and roll voices. I put him in the identical class as Dylan, Lennon, Jagger and Rotten.”

Squire has been working as a celebrated visible artist away from his work with Stone Roses, who cut up as soon as once more after their closing gig in Glasgow in 2017. The Stone Roses initially reformed in 2011, after their first cut up in 1996. In 2016, they launch two singles with ‘All For One‘ and ‘Lovely Factor‘.

Gallagher shall be hitting the street in 2024 to rejoice the twentieth anniversary of Oasis’ seminal debut ‘Undoubtedly Possibly‘.