Pink Floyd Detail New Album The Endless River

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In July, Pink Floyd announced The Endless River, their first new album in 20 years. Now, they've detailed the album, sharing information about its lineup, release date, cover art (which you can see above), and more.

The Endless River will be released on November 10 via Columbia. Pink Floyd members David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright appear on the album. (Notably, band co-founder Roger Waters does not.) Wright's contributions were taken from existing recordings, as the keyboardist passed away in 2008. 

Gilmour shared the following statement about the album:

The Endless River has as its starting point the music that came from the 1993 Division Bell sessions. We listened to over 20 hours of the three of us playing together and selected the music we wanted to work on for the new album. Over the last year we've added new parts, re-recorded others and generally harnessed studio technology to make a 21st century Pink Floyd album. With Rick gone, and with him the chance of ever doing it again, it feels right that these revisited and reworked tracks should be made available as part of our repertoire.

Mason added:

The Endless River is a tribute to Rick. I think this record is a good way of recognizing a lot of what he does and how his playing was at the heart of the Pink Floyd sound. Listening back to the sessions, it really brought home to me what a special player he was.

The record was produced by Gilmour, Phil Manzanera, Martin "Youth" Glover, and Andy Jackson. The tracklist, which you can see below, is divided into four sides to "invoke the album listening experience," according to a press release. It's mostly instrumental, with one song, "Louder Than Words", featuring lyrics by Polly Samson. The cover art is based on a design by Ahmed Emad Eldin, an 18-year old Egyptian artist, and "re-created" by design agency Stylorouge.

The Endless River:

Side 1:
01 Things Left Unsaid
02 It’s What We Do
03 Ebb And Flow
 
Side 2:
04 Sum
05 Skins
06 Unsung
07 Anisina     
 
Side 3:
08 The Lost Art of Conversation
09 On Noodle Street
10 Night Light
11 Allons-y (1)                         
12 Autumn’68                          
13 Allons-y (2)                        
14 Talkin’ Hawkin’
 
Side 4:
15 Calling
16 Eyes To Pearls
17 Surfacing
18 Louder Than Words 

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