The legend that is Bryan Ferry returns with his brand new studio album, which will be released in October. The album entitled ‘Olympia’ is set to be released on 25th October and will be preceded by single ‘You Can Dance’ on 9th August. ‘Olympia’ follows up Bryan Ferry’s last studio album ‘Dylanesque’ which hit the UK top 5 on its release in 2007, and features eight new songs including his adaptation of Tim Buckley’s ‘Song to the Siren, as well as a version of Traffic’s ‘No Face, No Name, No Number’.
‘Olympia’ sees Ferry reunited with Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay and Brian Eno, for the first time since Roxy Music’s seminal album “For Your Pleasure” in 1973. Furthermore, amazing contributions to the album have been made by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Nile Rogers from Chic, ex Stone Roses bassist Mani, and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. New songs also see collaborations with the Scissor Sisters (‘Heartache By Numbers’) and Groove Armada (‘Shameless’).
It is surely safe to say that more than a few fans will be eagerly awaiting the release of ‘Olympia’ (co-produced by Bryan Ferry and Rhett Davies).