A Carpe Diem Attitude

David Gilmour is back with his first album of new material in nine years. Luck And Strange, due in September, finds the guitarist and lyricist Polly Samson taking inspiration from their Von Trapped Family Sessions and turning this into a real family affair. The pair discuss its creation, working outside their comfort zone, and why we might not have to wait quite so long for a follow-up.

Jerry Ewing

“This album is the best album I’ve made in all those years since 1973, when The Dark Side Of The Moon came out.”David Gilmour “I over 50 years now since The Dark Side Of The Moon,” says David Gilmour firmly. “My feeling is that this album is the best album I’ve made in all those years since 1973 when The Dark Side Of The Moon came out.” A pretty bold statement, for sure, and it’ll certainly add fuel to those that dwell in the darker recesses of the internet, intent on spreading scurrilous wildfire, but when the man whose voice and guitar tone went a long way to making said album the enormous success it was says suchlike, maybe they should sit up and take notice. It’s been nine years…

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