Dark And Velvet Nights is the new single from David Gilmour’s forthcoming album, Luck and Strange, which is out four weeks today (on 6th Sept)!
Says David of the new song: “The music sprang out one day. It was so exciting to have come across this groove. Polly had given me a beautiful poem for our wedding anniversary, which was sitting on the desk right next to me, so I picked it up and sang it on the track, to hear what it would sound like with words. I played it to Polly, and she said, “Lovely, great, I’ll need to fiddle with it a bit.” So she added a couple of verses, and there it was – very serendipitous.
Pre-order Luck and Strange now. – the album is available in multiple standard and deluxe formats.
The brand-new album by David Gilmour, ˜Luck and Strange” was recorded over five months in Brighton and London and is Gilmour’s first album of new material in nine years. The record was produced by David and Charlie Andrew, best known for his work with alt-J and Marika Hackman, with lyrics mostly written by Polly Samson, Gilmour’s co-writer for the past thirty years. The album features eight new tracks along with a beautiful reworking of The Montgolfier Brothers’ ˜Between Two Points”, which sees Romany Gilmour, who performs backing vocals across the album, on vocals and harp.
Musicians contributing to the record include Guy Pratt & Tom Herbert on bass, Adam Betts, Steve Gadd and Steve DiStanislao on drums, Rob Gentry & Roger Eno on keyboards and the string and choral arrangements are by Will Gardner. The title track also features the late Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright, recorded in 2007 during a “Barn Jam” at David’s house.
The album’s cover image, photographed and designed by renowned artist Anton Corbijn, is inspired by lyrics written by Charlie Gilmour for the album’s final song “Scattered”.
This limited-edition box set includes 2xLPs on 180g black vinyl, 1 Blu-ray disc, and a 68-page hardback book of exclusive photographs taken by Polly Samson during the recording of the album.
