Unless you have been living in some sort of music vacuum, you may have caught a little bit of attention being paid to Beady Eye. Ex-Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has taken the ex-members of his ex-band and formed this new project, as you will have heard. It's been almost impossible to escape if you follow the music world with any regularity; Gallagher has graced this covers of NME and Q, while anyone who follows this blog will know I am unapologetic in my following of the Gallagher brothers.
It's not surprising this kind of attention would have been afforded to one of the last surviving rock stars. He may be more domesticated nowadays, but Liam Gallagher is one of the characters of the music world; hated by many but he would be missed by even more if his snarling antics weren't here. So fair enough, he was going to get the attention he deserves for a man of his stature forming a new band. But as the release of debut album, 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' approaches, it's time for Beady Eye to prove that there is substance behind the front and talk of the, er, confident Liam Gallagher. Enter 'The Roller'.
The band's debut single takes a slightly different approach from piano-fuzed 'Bring The Light' and rocker 'Four Letter Word' - it's more of a 'slowie'. A more touching effort from the four-piece, 'The Roller' is a guitar-backed sing-a-long loosely about saving someone, more reserved than its predecessors but with Liam's best vocals yet; the same snarl but heartfelt and as strong as ever. It's a shrewd choice for a first single; radio-friendly and catchy enough to get stuck in your head.
And it's the substance they needed to come up with. Expectations flittered from the highs of Oasis lovers to the lows of Oasis haters, but most expected the rather simplistic Liam songs from his former band; namely 'Little James', 'The Meaning Of Soul', 'Ain't Got Nothin'' etc. But so far, they have been treated to a very decent array of good songs; this the most personal and heartfelt effort yet from a band that seems to be picking up more fans by the day.
'The Roller' is a fine song for any band to be coming up with, but for Beady Eye it's an important release. After the two teaser songs, many would have classed them with the in-your-face style of both 'Bring The Light' and 'Four Letter Word', but this track shows already there is a diversity from their output. And as long as the quality remains as high as it has been so far, Beady Eye could be on their way to becoming a very good band, and may justify the attention thats been paid to them so far. And how about this for a bit of news; 'The Roller' went in at Number 31 in the charts this week; the same as 'Supersonic' did for Oasis. Weird.
And here is 'The Roller', complete with the obviously chilled, low-budget yet interesting video. Enjoy.
NWR
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