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- Summary: The latest full-length solo release from Pink Floyd's David Gilmour was recorded over five months and produced with Charlie Andrew.
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- Record Label: Sony Music
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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UncutAug 29, 2024He’s on top form for the slow-burning, “Wish You Were Here”-ish title track and the wonderfully dreamy “Sings”. .... A hidden gem is the bonus track “Yes, I Have Ghosts”, a harp-led Celtic waltz that’s as affecting as anything in Gilmour’s canon. [Oct 2024, p.34]
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Aug 29, 2024It’s brilliant, moving stuff, and if this were to be David Gilmour’s final record, it’s certainly the best of his solo career. [Oct 2024, p.80]
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Record CollectorAug 29, 2024It is a contemporary sounding album full of songs worth revisiting, out of love, not some old Floydian care of duty. [Sep 2024, p.130]
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Sep 6, 2024The songs are cerebrally bold but really get going when Gilmour finishes singing and launches into ambitious codas that remind us what an extraordinarily gifted guitarist he is, with impeccable touch and tone that can shift sublimely from tender melodiousness to flaming rock-outs.
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Sep 6, 2024Luck and Strange is an elusive album, gradually revealing its secrets with repeated listens.
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Classic Rock MagazineAug 29, 2024Bleakness sparkles. [Sep 2024, p.68]
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Sep 5, 2024Although some of Luck and Strange could feel overwhelmingly dreary if you stare too deeply into it, the album reveals an artist at peace with his legacy and who he has become. There’s beauty gazing into the abyss and comfort in knowing it’s looking back.