C’mon You Know (Deluxe Edition)

Liam Gallagher

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Released on 5/27/22 by Warner Records
Main artists: Liam Gallagher
Genre: Alternative & Indie

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Oasis was always a two-head hydra that needed both parts to work: Noel Gallagher's songwriting—deceptively simple, inescapably catchy—and brother Liam's lightning-in-a-bottle charisma. Individually, neither has been able to match the heights of Oasis since their contentious split in 2009. The siblings' solo work isn't just missing the hooks and the big singalong choruses. It's also absent the competitive foil that only came from being in the same hothouse: the aim to be the star of their own band rather than rock 'n' roll in general (despite efforts to pick feuds with Blur and others, it was really always about the competition between the brothers Gallagher). Now, Liam has finally made a record that's up to snuff—full of provocative twists and killer melodies. For one thing, he's gotten really good at choosing collaborators. Three records in, he's hit on an intriguing place with producers/songwriters Andrew Wyatt (Lorde, Miike Snow) and Greg Kurstin (Adele, Maren Morris, Foo Fighters, Paul McCartney).

And after decades of Beatles worship, Liam has discovered the Rolling Stones. "More Power" is a memorable ballad that builds to an epic climax, referencing "You Can't Always Get What You Want" in its opening children's choir, the lyric "You won't get the girl you want/ But you get the girl you need," and flammable blues guitar. "How I wish I had more power," Liam sings, the fire in his belly seemingly renewed. "Is this what you came for?" Why yes, sir, it certainly is. The title track strips the Stones' gospel choir flare-ups and sinister bluesy stomp and runs them through the Britpop filter, to great effect. Age has robbed Liam's nasal tone of some clarity, with Hashimoto's disease—which affects the thyroid gland—adding a slight hoarse quality, but he soars on the '70s street soul of "The Joker." All that is not to say Liam has given up on Lennon and McCartney: With its chunky drums and psych-lite flourishes, "Don't Go Halfway" has Rubber Soul vibes. "Everything's Electric" grows exponentially with each bar, piling on big spaced-out vocals and Dave Grohl on drums. There are echoes of Arctic Monkeys in the slithering "Diamond in the Dark" and bad-ass guitar of "Wave," and ELO chorus grandiosity on "Oh Sweet Children." But there's plenty of unexpected experimentation, too. "It Was Not Meant to Be" is a jolly retro jaunt, and "Moscow Rules," a collaboration with Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig, is positively baroque. And "I'm Free" veers from mod stomp to psych-out to a bit of dancehall reggae. Meanwhile, the piano ballad "Too Good for Giving Up" sounds like nothing so much as an Oasis classic: capturing that weird alchemy of egotistic smarm melted to school-boy sincerity by a gorgeous melody and swan-graceful strings. Earlier this year, Liam commented that it was a "shame" Oasis broke up and that he is open to reuniting—this song could serve as an olive branch to his brother. © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz

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Liam Gallagher

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