Pink Floyd legend David Gilmour’s new solo album, Rattle That Lock, will be released worldwide on Friday, September 18th via Columbia Records. The first single, also titled “Rattle That Lock”, is released digitally today. Listen to the new track below.

Additionally, David's 2016 North American dates have been confirmed for March and April, with stops in Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago and New York. Ticket buyers will be among the first to receive the new album, as every ticket purchased online will include a Rattle That Lock CD.

Tickets for the North American concert dates, David's first since the On An Island tour in 2006, go on sale today, with dates listed below:

March
24 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA
31 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON

April
8 - United Center - Chicago, IL
11 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Tickets are also available at Ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets, or by phone. See the Live Dates page for all details.

Rattle That Lock follows the 2006 #1 platinum album On An Island, and once again features novelist Polly Samson as primary lyricist, as well as Phil Manzanera, who co-produced the album with David. The striking cover was art directed by Dave Stansbie from The Creative Corporation under the creative directorship of Aubrey Powell from Hipgnosis.

Tracklisting:

“5 A.M.”
“Rattle That Lock”
“Faces Of Stone”
“A Boat Lies Waiting”
“Dancing Right In Front Of Me”
“In Any Tongue”
“Beauty”
“The Girl In The Yellow Dress”
“Today”
“And Then…”

“Rattle That Lock” begins with the four notes, created by Michaël Boumendil, which precede announcements at French SNCF railway stations which David recorded on his phone at Aix-en-Provence station. Polly's lyrics were inspired by Book II of John Milton's Paradise Lost, which is also featured in her recent acclaimed novel, The Kindness. The single also features The Liberty Choir, as well as singers Mica Paris and Louise Marshall.

The Rattle That Lock album will be available in a CD edition with clothbound, foil-blocked cover, including a 22-page booklet, but also on heavyweight vinyl, digital download and a deluxe box edition, which includes 4 Barn Jam films, 4 non-album audio tracks, 4 documentaries, and 2 promo clips. Available in CD+DVD or CD+Blu-ray versions, the deluxe edition also includes 2 hardback books, a double-sided poster, a postcard in a dedicated envelope and a David Gilmour plectrum.