David Gilmour has unveiled his first album in nine years, Luck and Strange.

The Pink Floyd legend, 78, will return with the follow-up to 2015's Rattle That Lock on Sept 6, and the lead single, The Piper's Call, is out now.

Gilmour has once again teamed up with his wife Polly Samson on some of the lyrics after she contributed to his last LP.

As for the lyrical content, the pair tackle the heavy subject of mortality.

Samson, 61, said: "It's written from the point of view of being older — mortality is the constant."

Gilmour said: "We spent a load of time during and after lockdown talking about and thinking about those kind of things."

The musician joined forces with Alt-J's producer Charlie Andrew and loved how "direct" he was with him.

Gilmour shared: "We invited Charlie to the house, so he came and listened to some demos, and said things like, 'Well, why does there have to be a guitar solo there?' and 'Do they all fade out? Can't some of them just end?'

"He has a wonderful lack of knowledge or respect for this past of mine. He's very direct and not in any way overawed, and I love that. That is just so good for me because the last thing you want is people just deferring to you.