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David Gilmour has released a live version of “The Piper’s Call” recorded during his recent tour.

The digital-only release was recorded at the Brighton Centre, Circus Maximus in Rome; the Royal Albert Hall in London; the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles; and Madison Square Garden in New York. It was edited to become a single track by Gilmour, the album’s co-producer Charlie Andrew and Matt Glasby.

“On the ‘Luck and Strange’ tour, I played with the best band I’ve ever had. Their personalities, playing abilities and enthusiasm for my new music have made for a fabulous experience for Polly (Samson) and me,” Gilmour says. “Romany’s voice really stands out and has its own particular character, she brings a sense of mischief and fun to the live performance, which I think we needed.

“Thank you to everyone who attended the shows in Europe and America and thank you for buying ‘Luck and Strange.’ I hope you found as much enjoyment in the music as we did while performing it,” he adds.

The “Luck and Strange” tour began with two sold-out warm-up shows at the Brighton Centre before moving to Circus Maximus in Rome for six sold-out nights. It moved to London’s Royal Albert Hall before going to the U.S. for sold-out evenings at the Intuit Dome and Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, before wrapping with five sold-out nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Listen to the new recording here

“Between Two Points,” the one cover song that appears on David Gilmour‘s new album “Luck and Strange,” was re-released today as a techno remix.

The track, originally recorded in 1999 by The Montgolfier Brothers, has been reworked by Gus Unger-Hamilton of the band alt-J. Gilmour’s new album was produced by Charlie Andrew who has worked extensively with alt-J.

Like the original album version, the remix features vocals by Romany Gilmour, the daughter of Gilmour and Polly Samson.

David Gilmour appears on a new recording of “Comfortably Numb” made by Ice T‘s group Body Count.

The metal band’s reworking of the Pink Floyd classic is out now on digital platforms. It’ll be part of the band’s “Merciless” album that drops Nov. 22.

The collaboration began when Ice T contacted Gilmour for permission to cover the song. “I thought I might offer to play on it as well,” Gilmour tells Guitar World. “I like the new lyrics, they’re talking about the world we’re living in now, which is quite scary.”

Lyrics on the new version are by Ice T, replacing those on the original that were by Roger Waters.

“For me, ‘Comfortably Numb’ is an introspective song,” Ice-T tells the magazine. “It’s me acknowledging that I’m older now. I’m telling the younger generation, you’ve got two choices: You can keep the fire burning or you can give up.

“It’s me trying to make sense of what’s happening, but also pointing out that we’re all in a place where we don’t have to face reality.”

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David Gilmour released today “Between Two Points,” the second single from his upcoming album “Luck and Strange.”

A cover of a song by The Montgolfier Brothers, originally from their 1999 “Seventeen Stars” album, the track features Romany Gilmour on vocals and harp. Romany is the daugher of David and the album’s lyricist Polly Samson.

“Between Two Points” is the second preview from “Luck and Strange,” which will drop Sept. 6. “The Piper’s Call” was released April 25.

Sony Music will release “Luck and Strange,” a new studio album from David Gilmour, on Sept. 6.

Recorded over five months in Brighton and London, it’ll be Gilmour’s first album of new materials since 2015’s “Rattle That Lock.”

Produced by Gilmour and Charlie Andrew (alt-J, Marika Hackman), the album contains eight new tracks, as well as a cover of “Between Two Points” featuring Romany Gilmour, who is the daughter of Gilmour and Polly Samson. The original recording was released in 1999 by indie pop duo The Montgolfier Brothers on their “Seventeen Stars” album.

Musicians contributing to “Luck and Strange” include Guy Pratt and Tom Herbert on bass; Adam Betts, Steve Gadd, and Steve DiStanislao on drums; Rob Gentry and Roger Eno on keyboards; with string and choral arrangements by Will Gardner. Most of the album’s lyrics are by Samson.

The title track also features late Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright, recorded in 2007 at a jam that took place in a barn at Gilmour’s home.

Some recordings were taken from live streams Gilmour and his family performed during the lockdowns of 2020 and ’21.

“Polly and I have been writing together for over 30 years,” Gilmour says, “and the Von Trapped live streams showed the great blend of Romany’s voice and harp-playing and that led us into a feeling of discarding some of the past that I’d felt bound to and that I could throw those rules out and do whatever I felt like doing, and that has been such a joy.”

The album’s cover image, photographed and designed by Anton Corbijn, is inspired by a lyric written by Gilmour’s son, Charlie Gilmour, for the album’s final track, “Scattered.”

Songlist

1. Black Cat
2. Luck and Strange
3. The Piper’s Call
4. A Single Spark
5. Vita Brevis
6. Between Two Points — with Romany Gilmour
7. Dark and Velvet Nights
8. Sings
9. Scattered