David Gilmour followers higher get excited, because the Pink Floyd guitarist reckons his upcoming album, Luck and Unusual, is the very best album he’s made since The Darkish Aspect of the Moon.

Gilmour makes the daring declare in a brand new interview with Prog, through which he discusses the report, which arrives 6 September through Sony.

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“It’s over 50 years now since The Darkish Aspect of the Moon,” Gilmour says. “My feeling is that this album is the very best album I’ve made in all these years since 1973 when The Darkish Aspect of the Moon got here out.”

The Darkish Aspect of the Moon is extensively thought-about to be one of many biggest prog rock albums of all time, spawning hits like Cash, Time, Breathe (In The Air) and Mind Injury.

And by way of materials to match it to, up to now we solely have two singles from Luck and Unusual: The Piper’s Name and Between Two Factors. We’ll put these tracks beneath so you possibly can assess Gilmour’s name for your self.

And in the event you like what you hear up to now, you’ll be happy to know that Gilmour already has materials for a followup within the pipeline.

“Our plan is simply to get this one out and run it after which do one other one right away,” he says elsewhere within the interview. “I can be working with all these individuals once more. I’ve had this downside up to now, of desirous to throw myself within the studio with just a few individuals and simply kick stuff round, however not realizing who these individuals must be.

“And that’s now a strain that’s evaporated, as a result of I’ve acquired these cellphone numbers. It appears like a group and I like being in a group – I didn’t select to be a solo artist.”

He continues: “Being in a band whenever you’re younger, you’re equal members on the outset: you possibly can shout at one another and criticise and have any tantrum you want, however you continue to stick collectively.

“However when you’ve got achieved the next degree of success, most people that come into your sphere are going to look to you. They’re not going to be like [Luck and Strange, alt-J producer] Charlie Andrew – Charlie is the sort of refreshing factor that you just need to have occur to you.”

Catch all the most recent information within the lead as much as the discharge of Luck and Unusual at David Gilmour’s official web site.

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