Oasis have announced more details of their seventh studio album, which is to be called 'Dig Out Your Soul'. It will be released on 6 Oct, preceded on 29 Sep by a single, 'The Shock Of The Lightning', and will be the band's first worldwide release on their own label, Big Brother (thanks to that recently reported new SonyBMG partnership).
Noel Gallagher said of the album: "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. If 'The Shock Of The Lightning' sounds instant and compelling to you, it's because it was written dead fast. 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".