Couldn't agree with you more on this point. There's a sound and feel that is synonymous with Noel Gallagher-written tunes and that is what we've all been drawn to. It was really cool to see him experiment a new direction/style for Who Built the Moon and the EPs, a lot of which has been very enjoyable. A couple of things didn't seem to sit right though when it came to the formulation of it. For a start, there was that conversation between David Holmes and Noel at the beginning of their collaboration when Noel tried to play tunes he'd already had written in the studio and Holmes said to put them away because the world has heard enough of them and that he's the best at this kind of thing (or something along those lines) and while I guess Noel sounded surprised at being told that by someone and he then enjoyed the new creative process, a part of me thought 'isn't that the point, though? That Noel is the best at what he does, not many can do what he does, so why not carry on with that?' Ultimately, though I guess that would have defeated the point of the collaboration and a 'new' sound in the first place but I did hope that this didn't mean we'd not see the classic Noel style again (which would have been a big loss), as he seemed quite bullish that this was his new direction.

However, his decision to produce album #4 himself rather than go with Holmes again, his new studio in Kings Cross and new tunes like this (albeit not the finished version) gives further signs that the old Noel is back - and thank fuck for that.