Liam Gallagher - Why Me? Why NotLiam wrote lead single Shockwave with two of the key collaborators behind the all conquering As You Were album: Andrew Wyatt, who won the Academy Award for Best Original Song as co writer of Shallow from the film A Star Is Born, and the multiple Grammy winner Greg Kurstin who also produced the track. It was recorded in Los Angeles. Liam Gallaghers debut solo album As You Were was a critical and commercial smash. It debuted at #1, out selling the rest

The trio continued to assemble the album (including home recordings

It’s a loping instrumental carried by thickly distorted guitars and heavy reverb

Showcasing the band‰۪s dramatic chiaroscuro textures and arresting lyrics

in its own humble way

sardonic lyrics and an unpredictability that is wholly their own

what does it sound like

chills out and cuts loose in familiar

it felt like a fresh start

this is the band's most multi cultured release to date

Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour gave fans the most significant insight so far into the identity of Françoise Hardy

alongside erstwhile Pop Group guitarist John Waddington

The song ends with a heavy and visceral guitar solo