The Endless River is the fifteenth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released in November 2014 by Parlophone Records in Europe and Columbia Records in the rest of the world. It was the third Pink Floyd album recorded under the leadership of guitarist David Gilmour after the departure of bassist Roger Waters in 1985, and the first following the death in 2008 of keyboardist Richard Wright, who appears posthumously. Gilmour said it would be the final Pink Floyd album.
The Endless River is a double-album that comprises instrumental and ambient music based on material recorded during sessions for the band's previous album, The Division Bell (1994). Additional material was recorded in 2013 and 2014 on Gilmour's Astoria boat studio and in Medina Studios in Hove, England. It was produced by Gilmour, Youth, Andy Jackson and Phil Manzanera. Only one track, "Louder than Words", has lead vocals. After the death of longtime Pink Floyd artist Storm Thorgerson in 2013, the cover was created by artist Ahmed Emad Eldin, design company Stylorouge, and Aubrey Powell, co-founder of Thorgerson's design company Hipgnosis.
The Endless River was promoted with the "Louder than Words" single and artwork installations in cities around the world. 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; some critics praised the nostalgic mood, while others found it unambitious or meandering.
- David Gilmour – guitars (all but 3), EBow guitar (1, 3, 10), lead vocals (18), backing vocals (7, 14, 17), keyboards (7, 15, 16), piano (6, 7), EMS VCS 3 (4, 6), bass guitar (2, 4, 7, 17), Hammond organ (18), percussion (8), voice samples (1), producer
- Nick Mason – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18), percussion (15, 18), rototoms (5), gong (5, 12, 16), voice samples (1)
- Richard Wright – Hammond organ (1, 11, 13, 16), Farfisa organ (4, 6, 14, 16), Royal Albert Hall Organ (12), piano (4, 6, 8, 14, 18), Rhodes piano (9, 18), electric piano (3), keyboards (1, 2, 5, 16, 17), synthesiser (1, 2, 8, 10, 14, 17, 18), voice samples (1, 18)
Additional musicians
- Guy Pratt – bass guitar (9, 14)
- Bob Ezrin – bass guitar (11, 13, 18), additional keyboards (1), co-producer 1993 sessions
- Andy Jackson – bass guitar (5, 16), effects (15), engineer, producer, mixing,
- Jon Carin – synthesisers (9, 11, 13), percussion loop (11, 13)
- Damon Iddins – additional keyboards (4, 12)
- Anthony Moore – keyboards (15)
- Gilad Atzmon – tenor saxophone (7), clarinet (7)
- Durga McBroom – backing vocals (14, 17, 18)
- Louise Marshal – backing vocals (18)
- Sarah Brown – backing vocals (18)
- Stephen Hawking – voice sample (14)
01. Side 1, Pt. 1: Things Left Unsaid (4:25)
02. Side 1, Pt. 2: It's What We Do (6:21)
03. Side 1, Pt. 3: Ebb And Flow (1:50)
04. Side 2, Pt. 1: Sum (4:49)
05. Side 2, Pt. 2: Skins (2:38)
06. Side 2, Pt. 3: Unsung (1:07)
07. Side 2, Pt. 4: Anisina (3:15)
08. Side 3, Pt. 1: The Lost Art Of Conversation (1:44)
09. Side 3, Pt. 2: On Noodle Street (1:42)
10. Side 3, Pt. 3: Night Light (1:42)
11. Side 3, Pt. 4: Allons-y (1) (1:57)
12. Side 3, Pt. 5: Autumn '68 (1:35)
13. Side 3, Pt. 6: Allons-y (2) (1:35)
14. Side 3, Pt. 7: Talkin' Hawkin' (3:26)
15. Side 4, Pt. 1: Calling (3:39)
16. Side 4, Pt. 2: Eyes To Pearls (1:52)
17. Side 4, Pt. 3: Surfacing (2:47)
18. Side 4, Pt. 4: Louder Than Words (6:33)
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
19. TBS9 (2:28)
20. TBS14 (4:11)
21. Nervana (5:31)
