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Professor Stephen Hawking will appear on Pink Floyd's new album The Endless River in a song entitled 'Talkin Hawkin'.
As Consequence Of Sound reports Hawking’s distinctive electronic tones were previously featured on The Division Bell track 'Keep Talking', leading some fans to speculate it may be a sequel.
The details of Pink Floyd's first album in 20 years, which first appeared on Reddit, include the fact that Richard Wright (who died in 2008) is listed as writer or co-writer on 12 out of the 18 tracks and that David Gilmour sings lead vocals on 'Louder Than Words' and backing vocals on three other tracks. The album also features string quartet Escala.
The Endless River Tracklist is as follows
1. Things Left Unsaid
2. It’s What We Do
3. Ebb And Flow
4. Sum
5. Skins
6. Unsung
7. Anisina
8. The Lost Art of Conversation
9. On Noodle Street
10. Night Light
11. Allons-y (1)
12. Autumn’68
13. Allons-y (2)
14. Talkin’ Hawkin’
15. Calling
16. Eyes To Pearls
17. Surfacing
18. Louder Than Words
Pink Floyd recently released another teaser clip for The Endless River. The clips to date have been somewhat mysterious and atmospheric, however the latest video offers the best indication so far of the album's sound, teasing a psychedelic guitar solo before swiftly cutting off.
Watch the new teaser clip below:
Further teasing details of the album, guitarist Dave Gilmore recently described The Endless River as an "evocative and emotional" record, and a tribute to multi-instrumentalist Rick Wright, who worked with the group and died in 2008.
Recent headlines have also seen former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters remind fans that he doesn't feature on the record after leaving the group over 20 years ago, posting on Facebook: "I had nothing to do with either of the Pink Floyd studio albums, Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell, nor the Pink Floyd tours of 1987 and 1994, and I have nothing to do with Endless River. Phew! This is not rocket science people, get a grip."
The Endless River is released 10 November.
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