Noel Gallagher has revealed that Oasis have set themselves a deadline of 26 May next year to release their album. Talking on new Sky One show Tim Lovejoy And The Allstars, Noel said: "We've got a release date now, which is why it's been meandering for a bit because we've not had a date to work to because we're extremely successful. So they just say 'Alright, finish when you finish' - but it's kind of been rambling on and not working too hard on it but now we have to have it finished by May 26."
Following a critical panning for their headline show at Glastonbury, Oasis scrapped sessions intended for the follow-up to 'Heathen Chemistry', which included recordings with Death In Vegas. Noel also revealed last night that brother Liam is writing more songs: "He's written a few. It's a pity they're not going to make it onto the album. We've demoed 66 songs and he's written a fair few. Some of them are really good but he's going to have to do a solo tour 'cause I'm not doing a triple album."