Luck and Strange

Luck and Strange
Studio album by
Released6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)
StudioMedina Studio
Salvation Studios
British Grove Studios
Angel Studios
Astoria Studio
Iguana Studios
Length43:21
LabelSony
Producer
David Gilmour chronology
Live at Pompeii
(2017)
Luck and Strange
(2024)
Singles from Luck and Strange
  1. "The Piper's Call"
    Released: 25 April 2024
  2. "Between Two Points"
    Released: 17 June 2024
  3. "Dark and Velvet Nights"
    Released: 9 August 2024
  4. "Luck and Strange"
    Released: 12 September 2024
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Financial Times[2]
The Independent[3]
The Irish Times[4]
Mojo[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Luck and Strange is the fifth studio album by the English guitarist and songwriter David Gilmour, released on 6 September 2024 by Sony Music. It was produced by Gilmour and Charlie Andrew. Gilmour said Andrew challenged him musically and was not intimidated by his past work with Pink Floyd.

Gilmour's wife, the novelist Polly Samson, wrote many of the lyrics, which she said addressed mortality and ageing. Their children contributed additional vocals, lyrics and instrumentation. The song "Luck and Strange" features keyboards recorded in 2007 by the Pink Floyd keyboardist, Richard Wright, who died in 2008. The album also features a cover of the 1999 song "Between Two Points", originally by the British band the Montgolfier Brothers.

Luck and Strange became Gilmour's third number-one album in the UK. "The Piper's Call", "Between Two Points", "Dark and Velvet Nights" and "Luck and Strange" were released as singles. Gilmour is due to begin a tour in September 2024.

  1. ^ "Luck and Strange by David Gilmour Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (5 September 2024). "David Gilmour: Luck and Strange — age and mortality on rare album from Pink Floyd guitarist". Financial Times. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Brown-2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (5 September 2024). "David Gilmour: Luck and Strange – Pink Floyd guitarist's fifth solo album is his best yet". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. ^ Doyle, Tom (2 September 2024). "David Gilmour Luck And Strange Review: Pink Floyd guitarist scales new musical peaks". Mojo. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  6. ^ Grow, Kory (5 September 2024). "David Gilmour's 'Luck and Strange' Is a Sometimes Beautiful, Sometimes Chilly Dark Night of the Soul". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

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