Warner, Oasis voice meets Stone Roses guitar
On 1 March 2024, Warner Music UK released Liam Gallagher & John Squire, the self-titled collaborative debut by Liam Gallagher and former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire. Sessions began after Gallagher visited Squire’s Macclesfield studio, then moved to Los Angeles for roughly three weeks with producer Greg Kurstin. Kurstin also played bass; Joey Waronker handled drums. Squire wrote the songs and played guitar; Gallagher sang. Squire does not take lead vocals on the record.
The ten-track album runs about forty minutes. Opener “Raise Your Hands” arrives as a stomping glam-rock song. “Mars to Liverpool” follows as another hard single. Lead single “Just Another Rainbow,” issued 5 January 2024, peaked at No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart; Charles Mehling directed the official video. Later singles included “Raise Your Hands” and “I’m a Wheel.” Across the set, Squire’s riffs and fluid leads sit under Gallagher’s familiar voice, with flashes of Faces swagger and late-60s/70s rock sound.
The project is Squire’s first album of new material under his own name in twenty years, since Marshall’s House (2004). For Gallagher it followed the solo run of As You Were, Why Me? Why Not., and C’MON YOU KNOW, plus the Knebworth 22 live document. The pairing was long teased in interviews; once the singles landed, the album campaign moved quickly into a sold-out tour with Waronker in the live band, Barrie Cadogan on bass, and Christian Madden on keys.
Thanks to everybody that went out and bought this, it means a lot!
(Liam Gallagher and John Squire to Official Charts on the No. 1 debut, March 2024)
Commercially the album opened at No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Chart with about 39,400 chart units in week one, outselling the nearest rival three to one. Roughly 94 percent of those units were physical and download sales; vinyl alone made up about 45 percent. It also topped the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and the Official Record Store Chart. For Squire it was a first UK No. 1 album under his own name; for Gallagher it added another chart-topping album to a long list that includes Oasis and solo releases.
Sonically the record stays led by guitar. “One Day at a Time” slows into a melancholic medium pace. “Love You Forever” lets Squire lean into denser riff work. “Just Another Rainbow” carries a bright, early-Roses-adjacent melody under Gallagher’s vocal. Kurstin’s bass and Waronker’s drums keep the rhythm tight enough for radio without smoothing off the live feel. The supermarket-shelf cover art turns song titles into fake household brands, a visual gag that still reads clearly in a thumbnail.
Liam Gallagher & John Squire is a short, focused collaboration. Ten songs, one producer, two Manchester musicians in defined roles, and a first-week UK No. 1. The 2024 meeting of the Oasis-era voice and Stone Roses guitar is this album: self-titled, Warner-backed, and made to be played loud.
Nina Bass | 13 October 2026
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Not every track is perfect but the whole of Liam Gallagher & John Squire feels like a place.
Amy | 13 October 2026
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i like the singles fine. The deep cuts on Liam Gallagher & John Squire are why I stay. Sharing this in the group chat. Expect chaos.
Mike B. | 14 October 2026
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The cover alone put me off as a kid. Then Liam Gallagher & John Squire ate my whole summer. Might be recency bias but I do not care today.
Léa | 15 October 2026
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Same. Glad I am not alone on that.
Yuki | 15 October 2026
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John Squire really sequenced this one right. Side B still surprises me. Also the comments section on old forums was wild about this.
Emma | 16 October 2026
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Not every track is perfect but the whole of Liam Gallagher & John Squire feels like a place. Just saying.