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British alt-rock outfit
Beady Eye formed in 2009, several months after the rivalry between
Oasis siblings
Liam and
Noel Gallagher reached a boiling point at a summer festival, resulting in
Noel's departure and the band's dissolution. That fall,
Liam and three of his former
Oasis bandmates --
Gem Archer,
Andy Bell, and
Chris Sharrock -- booked studio time with producer
Steve Lillywhite to begin work on a new album, with plans to release the first single under their new moniker in November 2010. Different Gear, Still Speeding followed in early 2011, marking
Beady Eye's debut and earning warm reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. The album was released through the band's own self-titled label in Europe and Dangerbird Records in the U.S.
Beady Eye then announced they would be playing some
Oasis songs during live shows, which culminated in a performance of "Wonderwall" at London's 2012 Olympics closing ceremony.
Liam Gallagher and company then went back into the studio to continue work on their second album, unexpectedly hiring
TV on the Radio's
Dave Sitek as their producer. The resulting
BE appeared in June of 2013. ~ James Christopher Monger & Daniel Clancy