New Pink Floyd Album: Endless Expectations From 'The Endless River'

NEW DELHI:  Following a hiatus of 20 years, legendary British rock band Pink Floyd is back and ready to take the music world by storm with their new album. Formed in 1965 by four English students, the band gave new meaning to term "psychedelic rock" and revolutionized the music scene in the 1970s.

"The Endless River" is scheduled to release Nov 7 and lead singer-guitarist David Gilmour has announced this will be the last Pink Floyd album.

Gilmour has dedicated the album to the band's keyboardist, Rick Wright, who passed away in 2008. Wright co-founded Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, and Nick Mason.

It is the third album after co-founder Roger Waters left the band in 1985. The two previous albums were - "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" (1987) and "The Division Bell" (1994).

The latest album has been created by using 20 hours of unreleased material that the band wrote, recorded and produced with Wright for Pink Floyd's 14th and last studio album, "The Division Bell".

Pink Floyd describes "The Endless River" as a predominantly ambient and instrumental album, with the closing track, "Louder Than Words", the only song with vocals, written by Gilmour's wife, Polly Samson. The track is being released as promotional material for the album.

It features Gilmour, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, and the late Wright.

In addition, astrophysicist Stephen Hawking's voice will feature on a track titled "Talkin Hawkin", a sequel to the song "Keep Talking" from "The Division Bell".

The album derives its name from the single, "High Hopes" from "The Division Bell".

The cover art depicts a man in an open shirt on a boat rowing across a sea of clouds towards the sun.

After giving immortal hits like "Another Brick on the Wall", "Time", "Money", "Wish You Were Here", "Brain Damage", "Welcome to the Machine", "Shine on you Crazy Diamond", the expectations from "The Endless River" are very high indeed.

Fans in India are reacting differently to the Pink Floyd's new endeavour.