On ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up!’, Khlyvnyuk is sampled singing patriotic Ukranian song ‘The Red Viburnum’. Gilmour had previously played with Khlyvnyuk’s band in 2015 as part of a benefit gig for the Belarus Free Theatre, pointing out that the singer was halfway through a US tour with Boombox in February when he returned to his homeland to fight on the frontline against the Russians. Janina Pedan made the set in a day and we had Andriy singing on the screen while we played, so the four of us had a vocalist, albeit not one who was physically present with us.”ġ/3 Tonight at midnight, Pink Floyd will release a new song, 'Hey Hey Rise Up', which sees David Gilmour and Nick Mason joined by Guy Pratt & Nitin Sawhney, with an extraordinary vocal by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Ukrainian band Boombox. It’s the same room that we did the ‘Barn Jams’ with Rick Wright back in 2007. “We, like so many, have been feeling the fury and the frustration of this vile act of an independent, peaceful democratic country being invaded and having its people murdered by one of the world’s major powers.”ĭiscussing the creation of the track, Gilmour added: “We recorded the track and video in our barn where we did all our Von Trapped Family live streams during lockdown. He joined the band as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1967, shortly before the departure of founder member Syd Barrett. We want express our support for Ukraine and in that way, show that most of the world thinks that it is totally wrong for a superpower to invade the independent democratic country that Ukraine has become.” We want to raise funds for humanitarian charities, and raise morale. Pink Floyd – who comprise David Gilmour, Nick Mason, bassist Guy Pratt and keyboardist Nitin Sawhney recorded the new single on March 30th this year.ĭiscussing the new song in a statement, Gilmour said: “I hope it will receive wide support and publicity. The impactful music video, directed by Mat Whitecross, has already amassed over 1.3 million views in just 12 hours. All proceeds from the song will go to Ukraine Humanitarian Relief, the band explained. ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up’ includes the vocalist of Ukrainian band Boombox, and marks the band’s first original music to be released since their 1994 album The Division Bell. Pink Floyd have released their first new music in decades in aid of Ukraine, featuring a sample of Ukrainian singer and frontline soldier Andriy Khlyvnyuk.
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