DAVID GILMOUR WITH ROMANY GILMOUR: NEW SINGLE ‘BETWEEN TWO POINTS’ RELEASED TODAY

THE NEW SINGLE TAKEN FROM

‘LUCK AND STRANGE’

THE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN NINE YEARS

RELEASED SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

ON SONY MUSIC

ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW HERE

DELUXE LP, DELUXE CD, LP, CD, BLU-RAY, DIGITAL

June 17, 2024 (LONDON) : ‘Between Two Points’ by David Gilmour with Romany Gilmour, is the stunning new single from David Gilmour’s forthcoming album, ‘Luck and Strange’, which is to be released on 6th September on Sony Music. The single is available to stream now

HERE and the music video will premiere at 12pm (ET) today. Watch it HERE.

The details for the limited-edition deluxe formats for ‘Luck and Strange’ have also been revealed and will include bonus tracks and a very special hardback book by Thames & Hudson featuring exclusive photographs taken by Polly Samson during the recording of the album. The deluxe editions will be limited to one run only.

‘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. The album features nine tracks, including a beautiful reworking of The Montgolfier Brothers’ 1999 song, ‘Between Two Points’ which features 22-year-old Romany Gilmour on vocals and harp.

Gilmour says, “I’ve had that song on my playlist since it was released. More recently I mentioned it to one or two people: I assumed that it had been a hit, but no one knew it. I asked Romany to give it a go”.

During the live streams that Gilmour and family, as the Von Trappeds, performed to a global audience during the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, Romany sang and played the harp, and David found that their voices mixed in a way that only a family member could. Around that time, David and Romany collaborated on the song ‘Yes, I Have Ghosts’, which appears on the CD & Blu-Ray versions of ‘Luck and Strange’. “I realised that Romany has exactly the right sort of vulnerability and youth for the song. In fact, she was halfway through an essay with a train to catch when we asked her: ‘OK, I’ll sing it once, put the mic on’ and that,” says David, “is 90 percent of the finished vocal.”

Mark Tranmer of The Montgolfier Brothers is greatly enamoured with this new version. “David and Romany’s version of our song is a great arrangement and production. Like all the best covers, it diverges from the original but keeps the spirit. Romany’s vocal phrasing of Roger Quigley’s words and the harp playing are both truly beautiful. David Gilmour’s distinctive guitar adds a whole new dimension. I still find it incredible that David and Polly chose to cover our song from all the songs out there.”

The video for ‘Between Two Points’ was shot on location in London and Manchester, with David on guitars and featuring Romany Gilmour on vocals and harp. Gavin Elder who directed the clip said: “Romany performs this song with an extraordinary level of fragility, vulnerability and understated control. There’s a subtle, yet deep emotional rapport between David and Romany, captured with hand held cameras, enhancing the tension within the video.”

In addition to vocals & harp by Romany Gilmour and backing vocals by Gabriel Gilmour, musicians contributing to ‘Luck and Strange’ include Guy Pratt & Tom Herbert on bass, Adam Betts, Steve Gadd and Steve DiStanislao on drums, Rob Gentry & Roger Eno on keyboards, string and choral arrangements by Will Gardner. The title track also features the late Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright, recorded in 2007 at a jam in a barn at David’s house. The album features artwork and photography by the renowned artist Anton Corbijn.

David Gilmour will be performing live this Autumn in Rome, London, Los Angeles, and New York. See www.davidgilmour.com for more details.

PHOTOGRAPHY

DAVID GILMOUR & ROMANY GILMOUR BY GAVIN ELDER

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DAVID GILMOUR BY ANTON CORBIJN

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DAVID GILMOUR

LUCK AND STRANGE

VINYL DELUXE BOX

2 x LP’s on heavyweight 180g vinyl:

LP1 Luck and Strange in a gatefold sleeve

LP2 5 Bonus tracks in dedicated sleeve

BLU-RAY Dolby Atmos and high-resolution stereo mixes in dedicated wallet

PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK 68-page hardback book by Thames & Hudson of exclusive photographs taken by Polly Samson during the recording of the album.

LP1 LUCK AND STRANGE

SIDE A 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**

SIDE B 1. Dark and Velvet Nights 2. Sings 3. Scattered***

LP2 BONUS TRACKS

SIDE A 1. Yes, I Have Ghosts with Romany Gilmour 2. Luck and Strange (original Barn Jam)

SIDE B 1. A Single Spark (Demo) 2. A Single Spark (Orchestral) 3. Scattered (Orchestral)

BLU-RAY

DOLBY ATMOS MIX / STEREO MIX 24 bit/96kHz

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***

Bonus tracks

10. Yes, I Have Ghosts with Romany Gilmour 11. Luck and Strange (original Barn Jam) 12. A Single Spark (Orchestral) 13. Scattered (Orchestral)

CD DELUXE BOX

CD1 Luck and Strange

CD2 5 Bonus tracks

CD1 & CD2 in mini gatefold sleeve

BLU-RAY – Dolby Atmos and high-resolution stereo mixes in dedicated wallet

PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK – 72-page hardback book by Thames & Hudson of exclusive photographs taken by Polly Samson during the recording of the album.

CD1 LUCK AND STRANGE

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***

CD2 BONUS TRACKS

1. Yes, I Have Ghosts with Romany Gilmour 2. Luck and Strange (original Barn Jam) 3. A Single Spark (Demo) 4. A Single Spark (Orchestral)* 5. Scattered (Orchestral)*

BLU-RAY

DOLBY ATMOS MIX · STEREO MIX 24 bit/96kHz

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***

Bonus tracks

10. Yes, I Have Ghosts with Romany Gilmour 11. Luck and Strange (original Barn Jam)* 12. A Single Spark (Orchestral)* 13. Scattered (Orchestral)*

VINYL

Black vinyl, gatefold sleeve and booklet with photography and design by Anton Corbijn

SIDE A 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**

SIDE B 1. Dark and Velvet Nights 2. Sings 3. Scattered***

CD

Luck and Strange plus two bonus tracks.

Digipak and booklet with photography and design by Anton Corbijn

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***

Bonus Tracks

Yes, I Have Ghosts

Luck and Strange (the original Barn Jam)*

BLU-RAY – AUDIO ONLY

Luck and Strange in Dolby Atmos and high-resolution stereo mixes plus four bonus tracks.

Digipak and booklet with photography and design by Anton Corbijn

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***

Bonus tracks

In Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res stereo

10. Yes, I Have Ghosts with Romany Gilmour 11. Luck and Strange (original Barn Jam)* 12. A Single Spark (Orchestral)* 13. Scattered (Orchestral)*

DAVID GILMOUR

‘LUCK AND STRANGE’

All songs Music: David Gilmour. Lyrics: Polly Samson.

 Except *Music: David Gilmour.

**Music: Mark Tranmer. Lyrics by Roger Quigley.

***Music: David Gilmour. Lyrics: David Gilmour, Charlie Gilmour and Polly Samson.

Produced by David Gilmour and Charlie Andrew

Engineered by Matt Glasbey, Charlie Andrew, David Gilmour and Damon Iddins

Mixed by David Gilmour, Charlie Andrew and Matt Glasbey

Additional engineering by Andy Jackson and Luie Stylianou

DAVID GILMOUR LIVE

ROME, CIRCO MASSIMO

27,28,29 September 1,2,3 October

LONDON, ROYAL ALBERT HALL

9,10,11,12,14,15 October

LOS ANGELES, INTUIT DOME

25 October

LOS ANGELES, HOLLYWOOD BOWL

29,30,31 October

NEW YORK, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

4,5,6,9,10 November

DAVID GILMOUR

‘LUCK AND STRANGE’

THE NEW ALBUM

RELEASED 6^th SEPTEMBER

ON SONY MUSIC

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW AT:

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ABOUT DAVID GILMOUR

David Gilmour is guitarist, vocalist and writer with Pink Floyd, but is also renowned for his solo work. David Gilmour and Roger ‘Syd’ Barrett met as children in Cambridge, UK, and later began playing guitar together. In 1965 Syd co-founded Pink Floyd, while David continued playing with his own bands. In 1968, David was asked to augment the Pink Floyd line up as the singer and guitarist, only for Syd to leave the group five gigs later. David’s guitar playing, singing and songwriting became major factors of Pink Floyd’s worldwide success, including his distinctive vocals and guitar playing on The Dark Side Of The Moon, the third most successful album of all time.

In 1978, David released his first solo album, David Gilmour, which charted in the UK and the US. His second solo album, About Face, was released in 1984, again hitting the Top 20 in the UK.

David assumed control of Pink Floyd in 1985, creating the new Floyd album A Momentary Lapse Of Reason with Richard Wright and Nick Mason. It was followed in 1994 by The Division Bell, which contained the instrumental Marooned, composed by Richard Wright and David, which won a Grammy Award. Both albums charted at Number 1 on both sides of the Atlantic and were supported by sell-out world tours.

In 1996, Pink Floyd were inducted into the US Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, followed by the same honour in the UK in November 2005.

David is one of the all-time guitar greats, with an instinctive and distinctive sound; he was voted ‘Best Fender Guitar Player Ever’ in a poll in Guitarist magazine, beating such greats as Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. In 2005, David was made a CBE for services to music.

On 6th March 2006, David released his third solo album, On An Island, which entered the UK Charts at Number 1, subsequently hitting the top position in the pan-European Charts, as well as hitting multi-Platinum around the world. The tour for the album included a one-off performance in the historic dockyards of Gdańsk, Poland, with a 40-piece orchestra conducted by Zbigniew Preisner and a show at London’s Royal Albert Hall which was filmed by director David Mallet and released in 2007 as ‘Remember That Night – Live At The Royal Albert Hall’, which topped the charts upon release.

In May 2008, David was awarded an Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement by the British Association of Composers and Songwriters. In September 2008, Fender Guitars made available their David Gilmour Signature Black Strat model, in ‘Relic’ and ‘New Old Stock’ models.

In 2009, David was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from East Anglia’s Ruskin University of Cambridge for his outstanding contribution to music as a writer, performer and innovator.

In September 2014, Pink Floyd released The Endless River, and David confirmed that it would be the band’s final album and it topped the charts in over 20 countries.

David’s next album Rattle That Lock was released in 2015 and went to Number 1 in 13 charts around the world and Number 2 in a further eight, hitting the Top 5 in a total of 25 listings. The accompanying world tour saw David perform two spectacular shows at the legendary Pompeii Amphitheatre in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, 45 years after he first played there for Adrian Maben’s classic film Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii.

The concerts were the first-ever rock performances played to an audience in the ancient Roman amphitheatre, which was built in 90 BC and entombed in ash when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. The film of these shows directed by Gavin Elder, topped the box office In Italy, Germany and France and was Number 2 in the UK. David Gilmour Live At Pompeii was released on Blu-ray, Vinyl, CD & DVD in September 2017 and reached #3 in the UK and #1 in Italy.

In June 2019, David raised $21.5m from the Christie’s sale of more than 120 of his instruments and artefacts. He gave the proceeds to Client Earth, a charity which uses the power of the law to protect the planet and its people.

Gilmour and Nick Mason reactivated Pink Floyd to record ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ on 30th March 2022 with Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the Ukrainian band Boombox. All of the net proceeds have gone to charities to help alleviate the suffering of Ukrainian people.