Pink Floyd confirm new album will be their last: 'It's a shame but this is the end'

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Pink Floyd have confirmed that their forthcoming new album will be their last.

David Gilmour and Nick Mason from the legendary prog-rock group announced their decision on BBC 6 Music this morning after agreeing that The Endless River will be "the last thing" they release.

Host Matt Everitt asked if there is any more unheard music in Pink Floyd's archive, only to receive a quick resounding "no", much to the disappointment of fans.

"Rick (Wright, keyboardist) is gone, dead. I'm pretty certain that there will not be a follow up to this," said Gilmour.

"Polly, my wife, thought that would be a very good lyrical idea to go out on. It's a shame but this is the end."

Fans should not despair just yet, however, as Gilmour did hint at the possibility of a solo record, using sessions he recorded with Wright before he died in 2008 aged 65.

"I have a little bit of Rick playing from my solo stuff that will hopefully appear on my next solo album, but not a Pink Floyd album," he said.

Gilmour has revealed that The Endless River is a tribute to Wright, whose talent he believes was "underestimated by the public, by the media, and by [Pink Floyd] at times".

It emerged earlier this week that physicist Stephen Hawking's synthesised voice will feature on The Endless River on a song called "Talkin' Hawkin'".

The album is set for release on 10 November.