LIKE GIGWISE ON FACEBOOK TO GET THE HOTTEST NEWS FIRST!
Enjoy bonus videos, photos and posts and have your say on the the latest music!
Not convinced? Check it out.
Pink Floyd unveil new song 'Louder Than Words'
First track from first album in 20 years, The Endless River, emerges
Tags: Pink Floyd
by Andy Morris | Photos by Press
Tags: Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd's new track 'Louder Than Words' has been revealed, the first taste of the band's hugely anticipated album The Endless River. Listen to the track below.
The track was premiered by Chris Evans on his BBC Radio 2 show but has now appeared online (via Stereogum). Complete with choral backing and a soaring Floyd guitar, 'Louder Than Words' offers a stately depiction of undying love, a tribute to Richard Wright and the importance of overcoming petty differences.
The album is mostly instrumental but 'Louder Than Words' features vocals from novelist (and Gilmour's wife) Polly Samson.
The album is the band's first in 20 years, and features material from late keyboard player Wright - who died in 2008.
Speaking to BBC 6 Music, singer David Gilmour said: "Well, Rick is gone. This is the last thing that’ll be out from us."
Matt Everitt then asked “Definitely?”, before Gilmour replied "Yes, I’m pretty certain there will not be any follow up to this.
"And Polly, my wife, thought that would be a very good lyrical idea to go out on. A way of describing the symbiosis that we have. Or had."
When asked about the legacy of Wright on the band, Gilmour replied: "He has been underestimated by the public, by the media and by us at times I hate to say. I didn’t necessarily always give him his proper due. People have very different attitudes to the way they work and we can become very judgemental and think someone is not quite pulling his weight enough, without realising that theirs is a different weight to pull."
Nick Mason continued: "I think the tendency is that the most attention is played to the songs or the guitar part or whatever, and sad old drummers and keyboard players get left behind. I think it’s been a great opportunity; it is a great opportunity to recognise, remember and maybe give some credit rather late on.
"He was very gentle, very quiet, which doesn’t help if you’re in a band looking to promote yourself of course."
The Endless River is released 10 November.
Below: From Pink Floyd to Muse, the incredible artwork of Storm Thorgerson
Comments
comments powered by DisqusMost Popular on Gigwise
Latest news on Gigwise
-
Primavera Sound reveal phone app that will detail the 2015 line up
Look out for the announcement on Wednesday 14th January
-
Sufjan Stevens' revealing new album is coming on 30 March
Carrie & Lowell due to be released on Stevens' own label Asthmatic Kitty
-
Mastodon's Brent Hinds cast in biopic as Jackass star Ryan Dunn
The guitarist will star in I Need Time To Stay Useless
-
Ian Watkins may receive £147,000 after Lostprophets company closes
Ian Watkins to receive £150,000 From Lostprophets Management Company
-
Listen: Django Django return with new single 'First Light'
Mercury nominees return with brilliant track
-
Mark Ronson streams new album Uptown Special in full
Producer also presents track-by-track guide
-
Marilyn Manson's excellent Pale Emperor is streaming online in full
Say hello to a new spin on the artist's sound
-
Fall Out Boy get all Tarantino on new song 'Uma Thurman'
The song is about female empowerment and teenage crushes
-
The Prodigy announce May 2015 UK tour - tickets
Including two huge night at Alexandra Palace
-
Benji B remixes the hell out of Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk'
The Deviation innovator gets on the buttons
-
Five shot during Chris Brown gig at San Jose nightclub
Thuggish R&B singer was unharmed
-
Eddie Murphy has recorded a reggae track and it's not that bad
'Oh Jah Jah' is the actor's return to music
-
Queen: 'We aren't a tribute band, Freddie would have approved'
Rockers talk Freddie Mercury and moving foward
-
Pharrell Williams says he would love to work with Adele
Compares her to Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
-
New Kurt Cobian documentary to feature unreleased music
HBO's Montage Of Heck feature airs 4 May
-
Mark Ronson and Sam Smith reign supreme at No.1
'Uptown Funk' and In The Lonely Hour are king
-
Noel Gallagher: 'Glastonbury is still up in the air, I keep that weekend free'
He also unveils video for 'Ballad Of The Mighty I'
-
Prince presents John Legend and Common with a Golden Globe
Hip-hop duo behind Glory receive award from surprise guest
-
Lenny Kravitz set to perform at Super Bowl Show with Katy Perry
Singer accepted Perry's offer via Twitter
-
Listen: Nick Cave re-records Leonard Cohen's 'Avalanche'
Track first appeared on the Aussie singer's debut album
-
Foo Fighters joined on stage by Alice Cooper for special concert
Concert raised funds for three different charities
-
Elvis Presley's first recording sold for $300,000 at auction
Sold on what would have been the singer's 80th birthday
-
Listen: Ghostface Killah reveals new track 'Ray Gun' featuring DOOM
Track taken from upcoming collaborative album with BADBADNOTGOOD
-
Kendrick Lamar defends Iggy Azalea: 'Obviously God wants you here'
Azealia Banks did not appreciate his remarks...
-
Courtney Love praised by critics for her performance in a pop opera
Hole singer hopes that the production could head to London
-
Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon announces 11-date book tour
Icon will be interviewed by artists such as Aimee Mann
-
Diplo unveils documentary that chronicles some of his career
M.I.A. says she is not a fan of the abstract featurette
