His wife Polly Samson co-wrote the most recent teaser for his next album, Luck and Strange.
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has shared his new single, “Dark and Velvet Nights,” the latest preview of his forthcoming comeback album, Luck and Strange.
Co-written by Gilmour’s wife Polly Samson, “Dark and Velvet Nights” is a grooving rock track celebrating their love that also shows off his legendary guitar acumen with a solo toward the end. Stream it below.
One day, the song just came to her.
Discovering this groove was quite thrilling, Gilmour reminisced in a statement. I took out a wonderful poem that Polly had given me for our wedding anniversary and sung it on the track to see how it sounded with words. It was sitting on the desk next to me.
Polly responded, “Lovely, great, I’ll need to fiddle with it a bit,” when I played it for her. She then included a few more verses, and voilà—quite coincidentally.”
Gilmour called Luck and Strange the “best album I’ve made” since Pink Floyd’s iconic The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973 during a recent interview.
September 6th marks the release of his first full-length album in almost ten years, which included the hits “Between Two Points” and “The Piper’s Call.”
Vinyl and CD pre-orders for the deluxe version, which includes bonus tracks and exclusive photos, are currently being accepted.
