The band's management team was not happy about the tweet...
Pink Floyd fans now know that the band is about to release its first new album in 20 years, thanks to a tweet posted by Polly Samson, the wife of Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour. Polly tweeted out the big news, and apparently did not know that the new album was being kept a secret. In the tweet, which was posted on Saturday, Polly not only revealed that there would, indeed, be a new album, but also gave away its title and theme.
Btw Pink Floyd album out in October is called "The Endless River". Based on 1994 sessions is Rick Wright's swansong and very beautiful.
— Polly Samson (@PollySamson) July 5, 2014
Polly, who has been married to David since 1994, co-wrote the lyrics to many of the songs that appeared on Pink Floyd's 1994 album, 'The Division Bell.' Rick Wright was the band's original keyboard player. He died in 2008 at the age of 65 from cancer. According to straight.com, Pink Floyd's management team was not happy that Polly spilled the band's big news.
Polly Samson is the wife of Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. (WENN)
Durga McBroom-Hudson, a singer who toured with the band in the 1980s and early 1990s, also spoke about the new album in a Facebook post that was written after Polly's tweet.
"The recording did start during The Division Bell sessions (and yes, it was the side project originally titled 'The Big Spliff' that [Pink Floyd drummer] Nick Mason spoke about)," she explained. "Which is why there are Richard Wright tracks on it. But David and Nick have gone in and done a lot more since then. It was originally to be a completely instrumental recording, but I came in last December and sang on a few tracks. David then expanded on my backing vocals and has done a lead on at least one of them."
Although there has been no mention of the new album on the band's official Twitter account, FloydianSlip.com, a website devoted to news about the band, reports that an official announcement may come on Monday.
