Luck and Strange

Luck and Strange is the fifth studio album by the English guitarist and songwriter David Gilmour, released on 6 September 2024 by Sony Music.

The song "Luck and Strange" features keyboards recorded in 2007 by the Pink Floyd keyboardist, Richard Wright, who died in 2008.

Gilmour, the guitarist of Pink Floyd, said this inspired him to "discard some of the past that I'd felt bound to" and explore new musical ideas.

[7][9] Gilmour's wife, the writer Polly Samson, wrote the majority of the lyrics, which she said reflected themes of mortality and ageing.

[7] "Luck and Strange" features keyboards recorded by the Pink Floyd keyboardist, Richard Wright, during a jam in Gilmour's barn in 2007.

[14] Gilmour felt Luck and Strange was his best work since the 1973 Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon.

[17] The day before the album was released, Gilmour published lyrics in local newspapers, such as the Cambridge News, and encouraged fans to find them.

[19] Gilmour began a tour for Luck and Strange on 27 September 2024, with performances in Rome, London, Los Angeles and New York City.

[21] His touring band includes Pratt on bass, Gentry and Greg Phillinganes on keyboards, Adam Betts on drums, Ben Worsley on guitar, and backing vocals from Louise Marshall, Charley Webb, and Hattie Webb, and vocals from Romany Gilmour, who sang "Between Two Points".