Bryan Ferry

As an album, Mamouna stands out for two reasons: the expert musicianship found within and that there are no cover songs, unusual for Bryan Ferry. Roxy Music cohorts Brian Eno and Phil Manzanara help Mamouna shine sonically, but you'd be forgiven for thinking this album is basically Boys and Girls revisited.

Bryan ferry's persona is that of a tortured aesthete wrestling a legion of personal demons.
And while a pop star's image often has little to do with his music, it's precisely that quest for
control over experience and emotion from which Ferry's unsettling new disc, Mamouna,
derives its appeal. Ferry worked on Mamouna for five years, and the resulting music –
dense, richly textured art funk – reflects his meticulous craftsmanship. Betwee... More >