David Gilmour
Rattle That Lock

“Rattle That Lock” is the fourth solo studio album by Pink Floyd singer and guitarist David Gilmour. Originally released in September 2015 by Columbia Records, this is Gilmour's first solo studio album since 2006 and it came out less than a year after his Pink Floyd’s “The Endless River”. The album is co-produced Phil Manzanera and features 10 relatively short elegiac songs (clocking in at over 51 minutes), half of them co-written with Gilmour’s wife, the novelist Polly Samson. The major lyrical theme of “Rattle That Lock”, which is titled for John Milton's second book in Paradise Lost, is “a day in the life” – the authors reflect on time passing and the urgency to live what's left to the fullest. As the primary architect of Pink Floyd’s sweeping soundscapes, Gilmour has transposed them into his solo music which is highlighted with signature slow ride compositional developments, elegant melodies, bird-song sustains on guitar, piano figures evoking memories of Richard Wright, sighing vocal harmonies and mellow string orchestrations. The flow of moods is really striking here – from autumnal and pensive melancholy to delicate sensitivity and vigorous cheerfulness. David Gilmour is the most eloquent here as a song-writer, vocalist and guitarist here. So, “Rattle That Lock” sounds like the work of a true master of his craft, one who hasn't aged a day. Recommended. The album features from David Crosby and Graham Nash, Roger Eno, Phil Manzanera, Andy Newmark, and Robert Wyatt among other great masters. The CD comes attached to the hardcover digibook with 22-page photo/lyric booklet.

Super! Very good album! David Gilmour is my favorite member from PINK FLOYD!