Mars To Liverpool (White Vinyl) (Exclusive) (Limited)
Liam Gallagher & John SquireLPA
- Raise Your Hands
- Mars to Liverpool
- One Day at a Time
- I'm a Wheel
- Just Another Rainbow
LPB
- Love You Forever
- Make It Up As You Go Along
- You're Not the Only One
- I'm So Bored
- Mother Nature's Song
“The best record either has made in decades.” **** - Mojo
“A triumph of style and mood… well worthy of their enduring legacies.” **** - NME
“Hugely enjoyable swagger from two all-out greats.” – Clash
“Sounds like a cross between their former bands – and their fans will love it.” – The Guardian
“The ultimate supergroup.” ***** - Retropop
“Liam Gallagher and John Squire proves that some gods still have the voices to make your soul shake, and the music to make your heart sing.” – Louder Than War
When rumours first circulated of a possible collaboration between Liam Gallagher and John Squire, the question on everybody’s lips was: what would it sound like? And when they launched the project with ‘Just Another Rainbow’ and then ‘Mars To Liverpool’, the answer was satisfyingly simple: exactly like what you’d want it to sound like. Now the duo more than live up to expectations as they release their self-titled debut album.
The album’s opening track ‘Raise Your Hands’ is an immediate statement of intent. A stomping glam-rock moment that Liam has compared to Roxy Music with a little Stonesy piano for good measure, it surges with an unrestrained energy that sounds as natural and liberated as if they had just stepped on stage. And as an opening one-two with ‘Mars To Liverpool’ its clear that the pair have put their full passion into the set.
That vibrancy remains consistent throughout, whether they’re exploring melancholy moments that reflect some of Oasis and Liam’s solo slowburners (‘One Day At A Time’) or chiming melodies that echo early Stone Roses (‘Just Another Rainbow’), while John’s maelstrom of riffs and fluid leads at times feel like a natural succession to ‘Second Coming’ (especially ‘Love You Forever’). Yet it also simmers with flashes of their key ‘60s and ‘70s influences too: a dash of Sex Pistols power with some Hendrix flair and a touch of The Faces’ swaggering rock ‘n’ roll.
The album sessions were completed with the assistance of Liam’s regular producer Greg Kurstin, who also performed bass, and drummer Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M., Atoms For Peace).