The stylish British crooner and songwriter Bryan Ferry was especially busy during the noughties with lucrative reunions of . In addition, he dealt with Dylan repertoire on the album (2007). Ferry is now celebrating retirement age of 65 with an album of new material that retains the style and élan of his best work after the 1970s, such as the Roxy Music album (1982) and his solo album (1985).
It starts with a tasteful cover on which supermodel Kate Moss looks gracefully and sultry into the camera. Musically he also harks back to the eighties with a lot of post-disco and soul swinging slightly from the hips. The many layers of guitars (from among others and ), basses ( , ) and electronics ( once with Ferry ) merge into one nebulous and ethereal carpet of sound. The setting for the restrained reflections of love by the elderly crooner, who is also far from being forgotten about musical seduction. (MR)more
