Album · 2023
Council Skies
by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Council Skies is a 2023 alternative rock album by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. It runs 24 tracks across 109 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.6/5 from 4 ratings.
Alternative Rock · Britpop · Chamber Pop
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- 3.6 /5
- 4 ratings
- 81 /100
- 10 critics
- 24
- Tracks
- 109 min
- Runtime
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4 ratings · avg 3.6
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- AllMusic4.5/5
- Classic Rock8/10
- Mojo4/5
- NME4/5
- Record Collector4/5
- Rolling Stone UK4/5
- The Independent4/5
- Uncut8/10
- American Songwriter4/5
- Clash8/10
- Metacriticaggregate81/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate7.6/10
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Council Skies album cover

The Council Skies cover was designed by Matthew Cooper and Noel Gallagher and photographed by Kevin Cummins.
- Design
- Matthew Cooper, Noel Gallagher
- Photography
- Kevin Cummins
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Tracklist
24 tracks · 109 min
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About
Council Skies is the fourth studio album by English rock band Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Produced by Gallagher and longtime engineer Paul Stacey, it was released on 2 June 2023, through Gallagher's label Sour Mash Records. It is the first album Gallagher has recorded in his own recording studio: Lone Star Studios with string sessions taking place at Abbey Road Studios in April 2022. Five singles have been released from the album so far: "Pretty Boy", "Easy Now", "Dead to the World", "Open The Door, See What You Find" and the title track "Council Skies".
In brief
- Is Council Skies good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Council Skies 3.6/5 from 4 ratings.
- When was Council Skies released?
- Council Skies was released in 2023.
- How many tracks are on Council Skies?
- Council Skies has 24 tracks, with a runtime of 109 minutes.
- What genre is Council Skies?
- Council Skies is catalogued under Alternative Rock, Britpop, Chamber Pop.
- What albums are similar to Council Skies?
- Listeners of Council Skies also rate Blur: The Best Of by Blur, Parklife by Blur, El Camino by The Black Keys.
Council Skies at a glance
- Label
- Sour Mash
- Produced by
- Noel Gallagher, Paul Stacey
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