Council skies

"While much of Council Skies does find Gallagher mining a midtempo vein, he's clever enough to offer enough variety in execution to give the record momentum. "Dead to the World" has a cinematic lushness, while "Easy Now" skillfully brings the celestial ballads of Pink Floyd down to earth. All these expert iterations on his signature stately pop tune help the departures stand out: with its skittering drum machine, "Pretty Boy" isn't a million miles away from the Cure, "Open the Door, See What You Find" pulsates to a candied psychedelic swirl, "Council Skies" carries a sense of urgency in its swinging rhythm, and "Love Is a Rich Man" is a buoyant Motown stomp driven by a gigantic guitar twang. The way these splashes of color and invention intertwine with the carefully sculpted ballads results in a testament to Gallagher's enduring craft that's unusually satisfying".

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"Farrock af den helt ufarlige og nostalgiske slags ... der er ikke meget mesterskabsform over seneste udspil fra Noel Gallagher og hans post-Oasis-flok. Council Skies er en samling numre, der aldrig svinger sig op i mere end tredje gear ... Fans, der længes tilbage til fordums storhed, kan nok finde noget at komme efter, men hvorfor så ikke bare genlytte de gamle albums?".

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"The ex-Oasis man's new album has hints of psychedelia and Easy Now is great but there aren't enough big galumphing choruses to bellow into the night ... Despite a handful of the elder Gallagher's irresistible everyman anthems, much of Council Skies is unambitious and generic to the point of tedium".

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"Ligesom det var tilfældet på hans foregående plader i eget navn fremstår [Gallaghers sange] bemærkelsesværdigt ferske i et tæt befolket ingenmandsland mellem rock og pop ... Det er helt ufatteligt, at dette retningsløse forsøg på at opretholde en solokarriere kommer fra samme mand, som var hovedarkitekten bag Oasis".

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"The Gallaghers' hangover from Oasis's Britpop blowout has lasted over 25 years, but Noel moves past it here, reaffirming his faith in rock as transformative thrill, and adding atmospheric detours recalling late-period Weller and Bowie".