After the departure of Noel Gallagher of Oasis, At the age of 22, Wootton was recruited by Liam Gallagher to play in his project. He joined them on stage for the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, performing "Wonderwall" with the band. In 2013 after a world tour and playing on their second album, he left to pursue his own musical project. In 2013 Wootton joined Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Nick Zinner and several other musicians and producers on a trip to Mali, in West Africa to record an album as part of Africa Express. On 24 November 2014, Wootton along with composer Andre de Ridder, Brian Eno and Damon Albarn released a 41-minute African version of Terry Riley's iconic 1964 minimalist piece "In C", with local Mali musicians through Transgressive Records. It was featured in Rolling Stone's '20 Best Avant Albums of 2014' They premiered it live at the Tate Modern in London. In 2014, he joined Damon Albarn in The Heavy Seas. On 15–16 November 2014, Damon Albarn & The Heavy Seas' performances at The Royal Albert Hall were recorded to be edited into a live album. The project was released as a two-disc album called Live at the De De De Der. In 2015, he appeared in Noel Gallagher's music video for "Ballad of the Mighty I" which was released on 12 January 2015, and joined him for a TV performance of the song "Riverman" on the Channel 4 programme, Chatty Man. In January 2016, he contributed guitar's on Massive Attack's Ritual Spirit album featuring Roots Manuva and Young Fathers. In mid May 2017, it was revealed that Wootton had formed a collective with ex-Klaxons member Jamie Reynolds, New York rapper Young Lazarus, drummer Jay Sharrock and DJ Twiggy Garcia called YOTA : Youth of the Apocalypse.
Solo career
''The Way the Light'' (2016)
The Way the Light - a collaboration album with British artist Damien Hirst was announced in 2016. Hirst revealed he has created 10 pieces of original art for Wootton's album for a Limited Edition Vinyl. In June 2015, Wootton supported the British rock band Blur at three dates including Glasgow Barrowland’s and Blackpool Empress Ballroom. In July 2015, he premiered his first track "The Eternal" through The FADER magazine, it became Q Magazine’s Track of the Day and one of NME’S top 20 tracks you need to hear. Wootton’s first single "The Eternal" was officially released on 6 November 2015. On 2 December 2015, Lauren Laverne from BBC Radio 6 Music premiered a new track entitled "The Eternal " featuring Nick Zinner from Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Bootie Brown of The Pharcyde. On 26 January 2016, Vice premiered a new track, "Sonik Drips". In March 2016, he supported The Last Shadow Puppets on Tour. He supported Kasabian for two nights at King Power Stadium following Leicester City's triumphant Premier League Football Championship. In September 2016, Wootton was chosen by Noel Gallagher to be his support act for the end of his tour show at Brixton Academy. The Way the Light was released in Japan on 5 October for the only time on CD through Sympathy For Vinyl / Beatink Records. He started the website Sympathy For Vinyl as a platform to release his more experimental compositions and collaborations.
YOTA : Youth of the Apocalypse
In mid-May 2017, it was revealed that Wootton had formed a collaboration with ex-Klaxons member Jamie Reynolds, New York rapper Young Lazarus, drummer Jay Sharrock, Gorillaz bassist Seye Adelekan and DJ Twiggy Garcia, called YOTYA : Youth of the Apocalypse. On 1 June 2018, YOTA : Youth of the Apocalypse teamed up with MF DOOM on their debut single "Drop the Bomb".
