Brown, Helen (1 June 2023). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Council Skies review: Oasis brother relaxes into big, bittersweet tunes". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023 . Retrieved 4 June 2023. Ultratop.be – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Council Skies" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2023. Asked if he though that Council Skies saw a more "spiritual" Noel, the musician replied: "I'm not religious in any way I'm not spiritual, although I do believe in the universe. I guess to me, it reminded me of my youth and all my dreams all took place underneath the council skies."

In keeping with the themes of ‘Council Skies’, the single is accompanied by a new video filmed in Manchester and captures the band performing inside the city’s stunning historic venue New Century Hall – a key location in Manchester’s musical heritage having hosted performances by Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones. Directed by long-time High Flying Birds collaborators Dan Cadan and Jonathan Mowatt, the music video also features a cameo from another Mancunian legend… Sign up for the official Video YouTube premiere here, taking place tonight at 6PM BST. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will be playing the following dates in the UK this summer in support of Council Skies. Noel Gallagher announces new album 'Council Skies', shares single 'Easy Now' ". NME. 17 January 2023. Noel went on: "Pete's book happened to be on my coffee table at home. So I called him up and said, Can I use this title? And he said yeah. And I rewrote the song and then subsequently a lot of other things started to fall into place."

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The album's cover photo is shot by Mancunian photographer Kevin Cummins, with the band's live equipment set up on the original centre spot of where Maine Road Football Stadium once stood. Smith, Thomas (2 June 2023). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – 'Council Skies' review: brighter than before". NME. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023 . Retrieved 4 June 2023.

Elsewhere, Gallagher further spotlights his newfound love for The Cure (that first surfaced with Who Built The Moon?’s It’s A Beautiful World) in the propulsive, A Forest-like Pretty Boy, which has already been remixed and rendered even more Cure-like by Robert Smith, who half-timed the tempo from Seventeen Seconds to Disintegration. ABOUT USLouder Than War is a music, culture and media publication headed by The Membranes & Goldblade frontman John Robb. Online since 2010 it is one of the fastest-growing and most respected music-related publications on the net. After Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds promised an upcoming album when they released their Johnny Marr-assisted new single at the tail end of 2022, the former Oasis guitarist has finally announced that a new LP, Council Skies, will arrive this summer.Dutchcharts.nl – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Council Skies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023. The artwork, shot by renowned Manchester photographer Kevin Cummins, sees Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ live equipment set up in the original centre spot of what was Maine Road Football Stadium. 2023 marks 100 years since the ground was opened and forever remains Manchester City FC’s spiritual home. Ultratop.be – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Council Skies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2023. Swisscharts.com – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Council Skies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2023. All in all, then, Council Skies is very much a creative success. It’s the sound of Noel Gallagher pushing onwards, while once again playing to his strengths.

Top Albums (Week 23, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 12 June 2023. On 31 October 2022, the song "Pretty Boy" was released as the first single. On 17 January 2023, "Easy Now" was released as the album's second single. On 23 March 2023, "Dead to the World" was released as the album's third single. On 20 April 2023, "Council Skies" was released as the album's fourth single. On 31 May 2023, "Open the Door, See What You Find" was released as the album's fifth single. Billboard Japan Hot Albums: Week of June 7, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese) . Retrieved 7 June 2023. Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited, Company number: 1394141; Registered office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing, Company number: LP003328; Registered office: The Lantern, 75 Hampstead Road, London NW1 2PL The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 12 June 2023". The ARIA Report. No.1736. Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 June 2023. p.6.Top of the Pops on TV transformed your Thursday night into this fantasy world, and that’s what I think music should be. I want my music to be elevating and transforming in some way.” Austriancharts.at – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Council Skies" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2023.