On an Island

Rock · 2006 · 9 tracks

On an Island

A sun-drenched, slow-motion meditation on domestic bliss and memory. Liquid guitar tones and orchestral swells recorded aboard a houseboat on the Thames.

March 6, 2006 · Sony (2)

A state of graceful contentment that feels like a warm breeze over water.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks

01

Castellorizon

3:54

02

On an Island

6:47

03

The Blue

5:26

04

Take a Breath

5:46

05

Red Sky at Night

2:51

06

This Heaven

4:25

07

Then I Close My Eyes

5:28

09

A Pocketful of Stones

6:18

10

Where We Start

6:46

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition from the bird calls and waves of 'Castellorizon' into the first soaring, liquid guitar note of the title track.

The lush, stacked vocal harmonies of David Crosby and Graham Nash providing a soft bed for the guitar melody on 'On an Island'.

The surprising, smoky saxophone solo on 'Red Sky at Night' played by Gilmour himself, shifting the album's texture toward jazz-noir.

The way the guitar on 'The Blue' uses a pitch-shifter to mimic the feeling of deep-sea buoyancy.

Reviews

BBC Music

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does On an Island sound next to the rest of David Gilmour's catalogue?

Nature+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into nature than the rest of the catalogue.

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