Noel Gallagher

With Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, singer, songwriter, and lead guitarist Noel Gallagher expanded on his former band Oasis' skill at combining Beatlesque melodies and the power of the Who into arena-sized songs. On their 2011 self-titled debut, the group emphasized the craftsmanship of Gallagher's songwriting, and broadened their horizons on 2015's harder-edged Chasing Yesterday and 2017's vividly psychedelic Who Built the Moon? Although all these albums topped the charts, the electronic experiments on the band's EPs -- which included 2020's Blue Moon Rising -- proved Gallagher was still pushing the boundaries of British rock music, while the 2023 album Council Skies shined a spotlight on his sturdy craftsmanship.