All in all, then, Council Skies is very much a creative success. It’s the sound of Noel Gallagher pushing onwards, while once again playing to his strengths. Offiziellecharts.de – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Council Skies" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

Top of the Pops on TV transformed your Thursday night into this fantasy world, and that’s what I think music should be. I want my music to be elevating and transforming in some way.” The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 12 June 2023". The ARIA Report. No.1736. Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 June 2023. p.6. a b Harrison, Emma (31 May 2023). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Council Skies". Clash. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023 . Retrieved 4 June 2023. On 31 October 2022, the song "Pretty Boy" was released as the first single. On 17 January 2023, "Easy Now" was released as the album's second single. On 23 March 2023, "Dead to the World" was released as the album's third single. On 20 April 2023, "Council Skies" was released as the album's fourth single. On 31 May 2023, "Open the Door, See What You Find" was released as the album's fifth single. Smith, Thomas (2 June 2023). "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – 'Council Skies' review: brighter than before". NME. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023 . Retrieved 4 June 2023.Noel Gallagher announces new album 'Council Skies', shares single 'Easy Now' ". NME. 17 January 2023. In keeping with the themes of ‘Council Skies’, the single is accompanied by a new video filmed in Manchester and captures the band performing inside the city’s stunning historic venue New Century Hall – a key location in Manchester’s musical heritage having hosted performances by Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones. Directed by long-time High Flying Birds collaborators Dan Cadan and Jonathan Mowatt, the music video also features a cameo from another Mancunian legend… Sign up for the official Video YouTube premiere here, taking place tonight at 6PM BST.

Noel went on: "Pete's book happened to be on my coffee table at home. So I called him up and said, Can I use this title? And he said yeah. And I rewrote the song and then subsequently a lot of other things started to fall into place." Top Albums (Week 23, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 12 June 2023. Dutchcharts.nl – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Council Skies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 June 2023.Album – Classifica settimanale WK 23 (dal 02.06.2023 al 08.06.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 10 June 2023. Ultratop.be – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Council Skies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2023. Horowitz, Hal (1 June 2023). "Review: Who Needs an Oasis Reunion When You Have Noel Gallagher's 'Council Skies'?". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023 . Retrieved 4 June 2023.