David Gilmour has revealed another taste of his upcoming solo album: a cover of the Montgolfier Brothers' “Between Two Points” featuring his daughter, Romany.
On the track, Romany takes the ruminative vocals over a mournful harp, while Gilmour later delivers a guitar solo.
The Montgolfier Brothers — a British duo consisting of Mark Tramner and the late Roger Quigley — released the track in 1999. video explanationGilmour said that he was not necessarily trying to make their cover different from the original, rather, “I just go where the music takes me, to try to capture something of what the original has.”
“I've had this song on my playlist since it came out,” he said in a statement. “I mentioned it to one or two people more recently: I assumed it was a hit, but no one knew. I asked Roma to do it.”
Tramner added that he was pleased with Gilmour and Romany's take on his band's song: “Like all the best covers, it's different from the original but keeps the spirit,” he said. “Roger Quigley's vocal lines and Romani's harp playing are really beautiful. David Gilmour's distinctive guitar adds a whole new dimension.”
“Between Two Points” is the second single from Gilmour's new album Luck and Strange, coming September 6. It follows “The Piper's Call,” which was released in April. Romany also appears on the album's bonus track, “Yes, I Have Ghosts”.
Luck and Strange is Gilmour's first new solo album in nearly a decade, following 2015's Lockable rattle. The title track features keyboards by Pink Floyd's Richard Wright, which was recorded at Gilmour's home in 2007.
Gilmour will embark on a tour in support of the album, hitting American stages for the first time in eight years. Unfortunately, you won't be hearing any Pink Floyd hits, as he revealed in a recent interview with Uncut.
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