Noel Gallagher Explains Motown Influence Behind New Oasis Album

Noel Gallagher says that the new Oasis album title refers to the Motown expression ‘the DJ digging out his soul’.

The LP, ‘Dig Out Your Soul’, is released in the UK on October 6th and the guitarist admitted that choosing the title was a last minute decision.

"Originally it was going to be called 'Bag It Up' and then it was going to be called 'The Shock Of The Lightning' and then it was going to be called 'Standing On The Edge Of The Noise'," he said.

"I couldn't think of any ideas and then somebody had taken bits of the lyrics out and 'Dig Out Your Soul' was what came up. I was like, 'You know what? Titles become themselves'."

Gallagher also told BBC 6Music that he didn’t think Oasis had chosen the best album titles in the past.

"'Definitely Maybe'(the band's 1994 debut) isn't a great title," he said. "But if the album is good enough it'll become itself.

“'Dig Out Your Soul' is not the best one but 'Dig Out Your Soul' was the best one on a day when we had to choose one."