Oasis

The album starts with a bit of a thud as 'turn up the sun' is Oasis by the numbers. Track 2 'Mucky Fingers is' exactly the same as the Velvet Underground, funny how when a new band does this we extol their reinterpretation of a classic influence, but in Oasis' case it seems lazy. 'Lyla' is a decent enough single, though the cadence seems to be nicked from Street fightin' man. 'The Importance of being idle' sounds like the Old 97s. The good news is there is no 'Little James' or 'All around the world', though 'Let there be love' makes a run at the latter. 'Part of the queue' is a nice tune, and in truth most of these would be more well received if they were recorded by a new up-and-coming band. If Jet or The soundtrack of our lives put out some of these songs we would be pleased.

Overall it is a solid if uninspired three star record. My brother said of the new Weezer 'it's not bad, there are just so many better things out there, who has time for it' this is also true of this Oasis record.

However Don't believe the truth does contain Oasis' best track in ten years. If you've ever liked Oasis this is one worth hearing .'Keep the dream alive' is a lovely Verve sounding track that is well worth the .99 to download.

Three stars (with one five star track)