Liam Gallagher and John Squire announce debut album and tour, share new song 'Mars to Liverpool'

Liam Gallagher and John Squire announce debut album and tour, share new song 'Mars to Liverpool'

Liam Gallagher John Squire Out March 1st via Warner

January 26, 2024

By Mark Redfern

Photo by Tom Oxley

Ex-Oasis singer Liam Gallagher and ex-Stone Roses guitarist John Squire recently teamed up for a new song, “Just Another Rainbow,” and now they've announced their debut album together, simply titled Liam Gallagher John Squire, and shared another song from it, “Mars to Liverpool.” They also announced some tour dates. Liam Gallagher John Squire is expected to be released on March 1st via Warner. Check out “Mars to Liverpool” below, followed by the tracklist and album cover (designed by Squire), as well as tour dates.

“Just Another Rainbow” was one of the songs of the week. They also shared a video for the song, featuring the duo performing it in a train tunnel, and a remix of the song by psych band Looking Glass Alice.

Gallagher said of the album in a press release: “I can't wait for people to hear the album. I think people who are into The Stone Roses and Oasis and that sort of thing, I think they're going to love it. It's spiritual, it's critical.”

Greg Kurstin produced the album during three weeks of sessions with him in Los Angeles and also played bass on it. Joey Waronker plays drums on the album. Waronker will also play drums with the band live, with Barrie Cadogan (Little Barrie, Paul Weller) on bass.

A 16-year-old Gallagher attended a life-changing Stone Roses concert in 1989, and Gallagher and Squire met four years later when Oasis recorded their debut album in 1994. Sure maybe and the Stone Roses were working on their second album released in 1995, The Second Coming. The two later collaborated on a song for Squire's band The Seahorses, who also supported Oasis, and more recently Squire joined Gallagher on stage at his Knebworth Park show, guesting on 'Champagne Supernova'. which led to them working together at Squire's studio before moving to Los Angeles. to work with Kurstin.

Squire had this to say about the new album in a press release: “It was really inspiring to have those concerts fresh in my mind as I started writing. Then it was a case of trying to keep it from being too difficult, and also trying to mix up the emotions.

“I like the way that in some places it's quite melancholic and it can make you feel good, but there are other parts that are kind of irreverent, rude or raw. There's a little bit of everything in there, I think it's a pretty good mix. I had a hunch we'd sound good together, but I wasn't prepared for the match.”

In an earlier press release, Gallagher had this to say about Squire: “I think John is a master songwriter. Everyone always says he's a guitar player, but he's also a master songwriter, man, no two ways about it as far as I'm concerned. There isn't enough of his music out there, either with the Roses or by himself. It's nice to see him writing songs and having a good time. The melodies are great and then the guitars are a given. But I think even when you take all the fucking guitars out, you can play the songs all acoustic and they'll still blow your mind.”

In 2023, Gallagher released the 22 Knebworth live album. He released his third solo album, Come on you knowin 2022. This June, Gallagher will launch “Sure maybe 30 Years', a UK tour in which he will perform Oasis' debut album in its entirety, along with various B-sides from the era.

The Stone Roses reunited in 2011 and played some shows. They released two new songs in 2016, “All For One” and “Beautiful Thing”, but then broke up again before releasing a third album.

Liam Gallagher John Squire Track List:

01 Raise your hands
02 Mars to Liverpool
03 One day at a time
04 I am a wheel
05 Just Another Rainbow
06 I love you forever
07 Make It Up As You Go
08 You are not alone
09 I'm So Bored
10 Song of Mother Nature

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Liam Gallagher and John Squire tour Dates:
3/13 – Glasgow, Barrowland
14/3 – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
16/3 – Dublin, Olympia
18/3 – Newcastle, City Hall O2
3/20 – Manchester, O2 Apollon
21/3 – Manchester, O2 Apollon
3/23 – Leeds, O2 Academy
25/3 – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
26/3 – London, Troxy
4/2 – Paris, Salle Pleyel
4/4 – Berlin, Columbiahalle
4/6 – Milan, Fabrice
4/11 – Brooklyn, Paramount

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