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The Gallagher’s unveil title and released date of their new single and seventh studio album.

25 June 2008 - The new single from Oasis will be entitled The Shock Of The Lightning which will hit shops on 29 September and will be followed by the band’s new album Dig Out Your Soul on 6 October

The album is produced by Dave Sardy who previously worked on 2005's Don’t Believe The Truth. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London and mixed in Los Angeles, and includes tracks by all four of the band’s members.

It also marks a new approach for the band’s main songwriter, Noel Gallagher, as he explains:

"I wanted to write music that had a groove; not songs that followed that traditional pattern of verse, chorus and middle eight. I wanted a sound that was more hypnotic; more driving.

"Songs that would draw you in, in a different way. Songs that you would maybe have to connect to - to feel."

The first single - The Shock Of The Lightning - is described as "the most recognisable Oasis song on the album" but Noel insists that it still illustrates his new style of songwriting.

"If The Shock Of The Lightning sounds instant and compelling to you, it’s because it was written dead fast." He explained, "And recorded dead fast. The Shock of The Lightning basically is the demo. And it has retained its energy. And there’s a lot to be said for that, I think. The first time you record something is always the best."

Dig Out Your Soul will also be the first album to be released on the band’s own Big Brother label worldwide.


Matt Everitt - bbc6music

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