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Avonmore

Bryan Ferry

Avonmore

Eight new tracks and two covers on the latest solo release from the Roxy Music singer, which features among others Johnny Marr, Flea, Mark Knopfler, Nile Rodgers and Ronnie Spector

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
BMG
UK Release date
17/11/2014
US Release date
18/11/2014
  1. 8.0 |   The Independent

    So much more satisfying than he’s managed for years
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  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    Naturally, what is first alluring about Avonmore is its feel - it's meant to be seductive - but the songs are what makes this record something more than a fling
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  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Functions as a well-deserved victory lap for both Ferry and those he’s assembled, triumphantly returning to relevance and reminding listeners he’s been doing this since the ‘70s
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Sounds like a man striding out purposefully for one more spin around the dancefloor. Print edition only

  5. 7.2 |   Paste Magazine

    Avondale is Ferry teasing at the possibility of something more and never quite delivering
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  6. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A slick album that sounds as though The Jazz Age never happened, hell, it sounds as though music since 1982 never happened
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  7. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    His voice remains one of the most singular and finely-honed sounds in popular music, it would just be nice to hear it dropped into new settings more often
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  8. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    Avonmore is evidence that—even as he approaches his 70th year on this planet—Ferry is certainly capable of recording primo baby-making music
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  9. 6.0 |   Q

    All the hallmarks are present. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Returns to rock & roll form on a lush, seductive album
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  11. 6.0 |   The Music

    Avonmore boils down to dinner-party music polished to a lovely sheen, from an artist in a comfort zone that’s served him well
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  12. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    The production serves as an unwelcome distraction from Avonmore’s generally sturdy melodies
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  13. 6.0 |   The Observer

    The eight originals and two covers exude class throughout
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  14. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Tasteful, trustworthy and aghast at the idea of vulgar displays of emotion, these artefacts are virtually Edwardian in spirit, despite the oodles of cutting-edge technology which has been poured into them
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  15. 5.8 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Upon first listen, Avonmore sounds a bit dated. Some musical movements and bands age well, and others don’t. For the most part, the sounds that Ferry references here fall into the latter category
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  16. 4.0 |   Mojo

    Ferry completists will have heard it before. Print edition only


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