7/10
Knocking it out the parka: Squire and Gallagher
IMAGINE the Stone Roses with an immeasurably better singer modelled on Ian Brown, or Oasis with a dazzling lead guitarist. Liam Gallagher and John Squire have, and the resulting album plays to their strengths. Though coming almost out of the blue, it’s the most logical team-up among the remnants of Manchester’s old indie-rock empire, currently awash with severed partnerships, searching for completion.