It's difficult to believe that later this month Pink Floyd will release a new album — bringing the band's tally of studio work to 15.
The group has shared a short song today, Nov. 3, which can be accessed by Spotify users below, Consequence of Sound reports. "Allons-y (1)" clocks in at just under two minutes and is one of The Endless River's many instrumental tracks.
Previously, the band put out three 30-second snippets of the album in addition to an actual trailer. The record spans 18 tracks, all of which are a tribute to former keyboardist Richard Wright, who died in 2008.
"The Endless River is a tribute to Rick Wright, whose keyboards are at the heart of the Pink Floyd sound," a statement on the band's website reads. "It is a mainly instrumental album with one song, 'Louder Than Words,' (with new lyrics by Polly Samson), arranged across four sides and produced by David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera, Youth and Andy Jackson."
Most of the music for The Endless River began to take form in 1993 when the group was putting together its last album, The Division Bell.
Gilmour told Rolling Stone recently that there will not be much more from Pink Floyd after The Endless River comes out Nov. 10.
"I'm really enjoying my life and my music. There's no room for Pink Floyd," he said. "The thought of doing anymore causes me to break out in a cold sweat."
But drummer Nick Mason did not necessarily agree.
"I think I'll let David [Gilmour] do the, 'This is the last, this is the end,'" he said. "I now believe when I'm dead and buried my tombstone will read, 'I'm not entirely sure the band's over.'"
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