Artist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Title: The Death Of You And Me
Label: Sour Mash
Genre: Rock
Bitrate: 268kbit av.
Time: 00:08:00
Size: 16.24 mb
Rip Date: 2011-08-22
Str Date: 2011-08-22
01. The Death Of You And Me 3:36
02. The Good Rebel 4:24
Release Notes:
Noel Gallagher has unveiled the video for his debut single under his
new moniker of Noel GallagherÆs High Flying Birds. æThe Death Of You
And MeÆ, which despite its title is not about his public spat with
brother Liam, marks a return for Gallagher, who, unlike Beady Eye, has
taken his time with his solo release since Oasis split in 2009. And
upon hearing æThe Death Of You And MeÆ, this steady return has
certainly been beneficial.
While there are classic Oasis elements present, the songÆs original
soft guitar strum sounding eerily akin to the foundations of æThe
Importance Of Being IdleÆ û albeit an off-kilter version û for one,
this is very much a new direction for Gallagher. Beginning with his
rarely-used falsetto tones, yet combining his classic rhyming couplets
from the very start û ôHigh tide summer in the city/ Kids are lookinÆ
pretty/ But isnÆt it a pity that the sunshine is followed by thunder/
The thoughts of going under, and is it any wonder?ö û Gallagher
succeeds in creating a song that would have been very much out of place
in the confines of his former band, further affirming that this is very
much his own solo material.
The song's chorus uses these characteristic couplets in very much the
same way: ôThe sea, calling out to me/ I seem to spend my whole life
running from people who would be the death of you and me/ Cos I can
feel the storm clouds sucking out my soul,ö yet with the added pomp of
stomping drums and bouncing beats that move the track along and add
dynamic contrast to the song's softer verses.
'The Death Of You And Me' is not an echo of the Brit Pop bravado that
his former band were instrumental in creating and nurturing over their
lengthy career, rather there are elements of classic Americana,
supported all the more by the dusky, dusty environs of the songÆs
video. Not only do the strings, muted banjo line and clunky piano notes
of the track's ending add to this nostalgic tone, but they also help to
demonstrate Gallagher's progression through his experimentation with
classic genres.
Underpinning the central repetitive guitar melody are lingering synth
keys, piano notes and the occasional smattering of strings: itÆs
certainly a more orchestral affair than Oasis would have ever arranged.
By the time a plethora of brass accumulates towards the trackÆs demise,
itÆs clear that æThe Death Of You And MeÆ is GallagherÆs own spin on
amalgamating elements of doo-wop blues with classic Americana.
Trumpets, sax and a trombone continue to breath life into NoelÆs own
sound and while this is certainly Gallagher's song, it shows both
musical development and maturity: a necessary break with his more
traditional songwriting style to date.