The Endless River

album by Pink Floyd

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The Endless River is the final studio album by the British rock band Pink Floyd, released in 2014. It was created by David Gilmour and Nick Mason using unreleased material from the recording sessions for their 1994 album The Division Bell, as well as new recordings. The album is largely instrumental and serves as a tribute to the band's keyboardist Rick Wright, who died in 2008. The Endless River marked the end of Pink Floyd's recording career, with Gilmour and Mason stating it was the last album they would release as Pink Floyd.1

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