solo album is best since ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’

David Gilmour has spoken about his upcoming solo album, ‘Luck And Strange’, which he has compared to Pink Floyd‘s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ – see what he had to say below.

Speaking to Prog Magazine (via Guitar World), Gilmour – who was famously a member of Pink Floyd before kickstarting his solo career – said of his upcoming record: “It’s over 50 years now since ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’. 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.”

That’s high praise, given that after ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’, Pink Floyd went on to release classics such as ‘Animals’ and ‘The Wall’.

Elsewhere in his chat with Prog, Gilmour teased that he’ll soon begin work on a follow-up to ‘Luck And Strange’, and is eagerly anticipating reuniting with several of the album’s collaborators: “Our plan is just to get this one out and run it and then do another one straight away. I will be working with all these people again.”

‘Luck And Strange’ is set for release on September 6 and is available to pre-order / pre-save here. The LP was recorded over five months in Brighton and London. His wife – author and lyricist Polly Sampson – previously documented Gilmour’s studio visits and shared the photos on her personal Instagram.

The track list is comprised of eight brand new tracks and a reworking of The Montgolfier Brothers’ 1999 track ‘Between Two Points’. So far, the album has been previewed by two singles, ‘The Piper’s Call’, and a reworking of The Montgolfier Brothers’ 1999 track ‘Between Two Points’ with his daughter Romany Gilmour.