The Endless River | ||||
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Studio album by Pink Floyd | ||||
Released | 7 November 2014 | |||
Recorded | 1968, 1993, and 2013–14 | |||
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Length | 53:02 | |||
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Metacritic | 58/100 |
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The Independent | N/A |
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NME | 5/10 |
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Pitchfork | 5.7/10 |
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The Endless River is the fifteenth and final studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It was released by Parlophone and Columbia in Friday-release countries on 7 November 2014, and in the United Kingdom and United States on 10 November 2014. It is the third Pink Floyd album led by guitarist and singer David Gilmour following Roger Waters' departure in 1985, and the first following the death of keyboardist Rick Wright in 2008, who appears posthumously.
The Endless River consists almost entirely of instrumental and ambient music, based on material Pink Floyd wrote, recorded and produced with Wright during sessions for its predecessor, The Division Bell (1994). New material was recorded in 2013 and 2014 aboard Gilmour's Astoria boat studio and in Medina Studios in Hove, England. It was produced by Gilmour, Youth, Andy Jackson and Phil Manzanera. The cover concept is by Ahmed Emad Eldin, with sleeve design and final artwork by Stylorouge and creative direction by Aubrey Powell.
The Endless River was promoted with "Louder than Words" and artwork installations in cities including London, New York, Paris, Berlin and Milan. It became the most pre-ordered album of all time on Amazon UK and debuted at number one in several countries. The vinyl edition was the fastest-selling UK vinyl release since 1997. The album received mixed reviews.