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10.0
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Daily Telegraph
High Flying Birds is the best collection of Gallagher tunes since his Morning Glory days
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9.0
34416
9.0 |
FasterLouder
Quite magnificent, potentially his best songwriting since the first two Oasis records
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8.2
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8.2 |
Paste Magazine
Coming from a band that derives a certain amount of its notoriety from seeming jaded and indifferent, Gallagher’s solo flight is actually stunningly pure and beautifully rendered
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8.0
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8.0 |
Spin
It isn't a total knockout, but it should keep Liam sleeping with at least one Beady Eye open
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8.0
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8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
An unprecedented futuristic hybrid of dubstep, speedcore and math-rock, with lyrics which charge towards unexplored lexicographical horizons
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8.0
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AU Review
It’s an awful long time since a Gallagher – any Gallagher – has put together a package of songs this focused and this consistent, and that is a very welcome surprise
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8.0
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8.0 |
A.V. Club
All that’s missing is the shot of snotty energy that Liam Gallagher used to bring to his brother’s music
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8.0
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Q
This assured debut secures his position as one of our finest artists. Print edition only
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8.0
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Mojo
For the first time in years, the primetime Gallagher swagger is back, in a more mature form. Print edition only
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8.0
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NME
Noel's still got it. Only a fool would write him off
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7.5
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The Quietus
These songs will do very nicely, thanks, as reassurance that Gallagher can still deliver evocative and memorable tunes
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7.0
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Rave Magazine
Even if it is Noel’s first solo album, his experience as sole songwriter for the first 10 years means we expect better
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7.0
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Consequence Of Sound
A decent enough album with 10 rock-solid songs that come close to but never quite reach the elevation pitched by the album’s expressive title
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7.0
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Slant Magazine
In addition to being the most sonically adventurous collection of songs Gallagher has released to date, these are also his best since (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
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7.0
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Entertainment.ie
It may have taken raised voices and smashed guitars to get to this point, but Noel Gallagher is on the cusp of something very interesting indeed
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7.0
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DIY
Musical efficiency has always been a Gallagher signature, and self-plagiarising aside, he’s never given up on tired and tested melodies. That’s what makes everything here sound so safe, so familiar
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6.5
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Prefix
Just to remind everyone of his mania for the moptop era, there are also the obligatory Beatles nods here and there, and the offhand Kinks-y touch
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6.2
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6.2 |
Beats Per Minute
Continues in the same trend of most of Oasis’ output, trying to be something greater than it is
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Skinny
There’s no evidence on the present collection of any significant departure from the Oasis blueprint
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6.0
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6.0 |
Under The Radar
When he’s on, he’s on, and better than anything Beady Eye could hope to produce. However, when he’s not, he gets wrong the same kinds of songs Liam makes so entertaining in their melodic simplicity or forceful heft
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6.0
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A.V. Club
Noel seems to be moving ever nearer to the centre ground of classic rock. All the elements in the ten tracks are in the right place, but there is an air of predictability about it all
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6.0
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Drowned In Sound
Mostly, it is a formulaic affair. Tick the boxes, add a few strings, loud bit here, quiet bit there
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6.0
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The Fly
A whole dozen braincells better than Beady Eye
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6.0
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Evening Standard
This is an album that will please the easily pleased
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6.0
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The Irish Times
So, has Noel reinvented himself? Well, no, but he’s making better use of his now-familiar palette
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
One can't help wondering whether this was really the album that Noel Gallagher set out to make when he contemplated a solo career, or just the one he settled for.
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6.0
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The Guardian
A more enjoyable album than Oasis' latter-day catalogue. At the risk of handing out some well-worn advice, anyone hoping to hear a radical departure might be recommended to hold on
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6.0
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Clash
A decidedly acoustic affair, but disappointingly, despite Noel’s frequent advocation of Neil Young’s genius, it’s nowhere near as introspective or penetrating as old Shakey
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6.0
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BBC
Finally freed of the burden of his old band, their hot streak and their lead singer, he can concentrate on making enjoyable records for other people to enjoy
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5.7
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Pitchfork
Founding High Flying Birds on pretty much the same musical territory as his old band, where Liam's snide yowl will always win out over Noel's passable but pedestrian voice, is the album's critical flaw
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5.0
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The Digital Fix
It does nothing beyond suggest the next Oasis album would've been OK
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5.0
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PopMatters
Although there’s no chance of Gallagher returning to his mid-’90s creative peak, he’s maintaining his brand with a sincere stab at variance at least
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4.0
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4.0 |
State
We expected something more interesting than this
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Observer
It sticks close to the mid-paced, nicely arranged trudge of latter-day Oasis, while lobbing in few digressions that would have got Liam Gallagher's parka in a twist
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4.0
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4.0 |
Uncut
It's hard to escape the feeling that High Flying Birds is a half-hearted failure of nerve. Print edition only
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