Miles Kane confirms Noel solo album being recorded

LONDON - Noel and an Italian man :), 12 days to the World Cup decision.
More about Noel solo album. Taken from a Q&A with Miles Cane from The Last Shadow Puppets:

Q: Reading the roll-call of guests on your record felt like leafing through the Christmas issue of Q magazine. There's Noel Gallagher, Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys, the singer from The Courteneers. You must have one hell of a Rolodex.

A: Noel sings on one song, he's only doing harmonies. It's great. We met a couple of times, he asked me to play guitar on his solo record. I played on one track, so he repeated the favour. I'm very honoured.

acoustic demo of "Don't be down", Noel spoke about it a few times. Written for his daughter, the song deals with the feeling of leaving his family behind to tour, which Noel seems to have grown tired of doing as much as the years have gone by. More or less:

bye bye my family, I'm leaving

I'm gonna face all the stars in the sky

while I'll be gone, don't stop dreaming

don't be shy, don't cry

(bridge)

cos lazy days and sunny rays that guide me

back home to where I belong

if God gives me grace

then he will find me a space

so now I hope I'll be singing this song

(chorus)

don't stop being happy

don't stop your clapping

don't stop, you're happy

and take a piece of life, it's alright

hold back the night...

and time to time when it all falls apart

you still hold a girl in your heart

and time to time when we fall side by side

would you still have that look in your eyes?