London —

Noel Gallagher has dished out rare praise for his brother Liam, saying he is “smashing it” on Oasis’ reunion tour.

The siblings have had a famously acrimonious relationship since their band dramatically split in 2009. But now, in an interview with UK radio station TalkSport on Tuesday, the Oasis songwriter and lead guitarist expressed his admiration for his younger brother.

“Liam’s smashing it,” Gallagher said of his brother’s performances as lead singer during the reunion tour so far. “I’m proud of him.”

The brothers have publicly traded barbs in the 16 years since Oasis’ breakup, with their spat regularly making headlines around the world.

In an interview with The Guardian in 2019, Noel accused his brother of making “unsophisticated music” and said “I can’t stand h

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