♫ Olympia | A

Dreamy, decadent, divine — these are some words that can be used to describe Olympia, Bryan Ferry's new album of (largely) original material. The former Roxy Music front man returns to what he knows best: music for the most glamorous European nightclubs.

"You Can Dance" samples a Roxy Music tune from the '80s, and "True to Life" paints Ferry as a true lounge lizard. "Jump on the table/Slide down the pole/You can wear your sable/You can bare your soul," he purrs. What's not to love? In "Shameless," Ferry collaborates with Groove Armada. Featuring a funky bass line, cooing background singers and a menacing piano, "Shameless" is all about love gone awry.

"Heartache by Numbers," featuring the Scissor Sisters, is a foot-stomping breakup track. With an irresistible drum line and guitar, "Heartache" shows Ferry at his most vulnerable — when the beautiful women in his life walk out on him. "Song to the Siren," a cover of Tim Buckley, features lengthy, ambient guitar solos, performed by David Gilmour and Jonny Greenwood. Buckley's lovely folk tune is completely transformed into art rock.

"Tender is the Night," the last song on the album, is also a solid song on the album's lineup. It includes background news clips at the beginning, coupled with UFO effects created by a keyboard that permeates through the rest of the track. If this sounds like the work of long-lost Roxy Music member and super-producer Brian Eno, that's because it is. Olympia is a near-perfect companion to Roxy's 1981 album Avalon and shows that Ferry, even at 65, still has talent.