When Sadler Vaden, guitarist for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, hosted a tribute to the music of Oasis in Nashville last month, Americana singer Lauren Morrow delivered one of the nights knockout performances. It wasnt one of the Gallagher brothers hits either instead of usual suspects Wonderwall or Champagne Supernova, Morrow wowed with the B-side Talk Tonight.
Written by Noel Gallagher and getting its widest release as a track on The Masterplan, Oasis 1998 collection of B-sides, Talk Tonight was one of the brash Manchester bands most poignant and introspective songs. Morrows version stayed true to that aesthetic, as the onetime singer of the Atlanta duo the Whiskey Gentry wrapped her pristine voice around Gallaghers lyrics of heartbreak and despair.
In this new performance video, Morrow revisits Talk Tonight, with Vaden and her husband and bandmate Jason Morrow adding guitar accompaniment. Its a gorgeous take on the song, originally sung by Noel Gallagher, not Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher. The two split in 2009, essentially putting an end to the band (much to superfan Vadens dismay), but both brothers recently released new solo music: Noel put out Black Star Dancing with his group High Flying Birds in May, while Liam shared Shockwave, the first track off his upcoming album Why Me? Why Not., this week.
Morrow will tour in support of her self-titled EP this summer, with a July 20th date at the High Watt in Nashville. Vaden, meanwhile, is on the road for Isbells co-headlining tour with Father John Misty.