Noel Gallagher has announced his collaboration with the Manchester-based group Mantra of the Cosmos ahead of his planned return to the stage with Oasis later in the year. The group features Happy Mondays members Shaun Ryder and Bez, alongside two other Oasis alumni, Zak Starkey and Andy Bell. Gallagher will feature on the group’s latest single ‘Domino Bones (Gets Dangerous).’ The song will be launched exclusively on vinyl and sold only in Liverpool’s iconic Cavern Club, where the band will perform on the day of the release.
Mantra of the Cosmos was formed in 2023 and played its inaugural Glastonbury gig that year. It has released two singles named Gorilla Guerilla and X (Wot You Sayin?). The group’s music is known for its futuristic fusion, and it has received wide acclaim for its creativity. Gallagher praised the band, stating that its members are “like Dylan, Dalí, and Ginsberg on a rocketship to the moon to have it with the Clangers.”
Starkey, son of Beatles’ member Ringo Starr, and the group’s drummer, previously played the drums for Oasis. Bell played bass guitars for Oasis between 1999 and 2009 and later joined Liam Gallagher’s band, Beady Eye. Ryder, the Happy Mondays’ vocalist and lyricist, sings the verses of ‘Domino Bones (Gets Dangerous),’ while Gallagher features on the chorus, playing a significant role in the song’s creation.
The new single has been described by Starkey as sounding like “Free Bird, for mods,” adding that Gallagher referred to Ryder as the “king of lyrics.” Gallagher spoke highly of the Happy Mondays’ members, whom he trusts will effortlessly blend with the Oasis sound once the band reunites. Oasis has announced a series of stadium tour dates to take place in the UK, Ireland, the Americas, and Australia in 2025. The tour will kick off in Cardiff on 4 July, and it has been received positively by the public
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