Brian Ferry has released a new song, his first original work since 2014 Avonmore— that, according to the press release, began as a “sketch.” Nine inch nails‘ Trent Reznor and: Atticus Rossbefore Ferry and guest singer Amelia Barratt finished it off. Watch the video for “Star,” directed by Ferry and James Gartzken and starring Barat, below. It is the only new and original song to appear on the track Rock music frontman collection Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023– on October 5.
because AvonmoreFerry has recorded covers, sometimes of himself, for various projects. He showed up too Todd Terjeof Time for the album! Cover of “Johnny and Mary” by Robert Palmer, which closes the fifth and final disc A look back. The album was announced with a cover of Bob Dylan’s 1965 song “She Belongs to Me”.
Speaking about Star and her collaboration with Barratt, who is an artist and writer, Ferry said in a press release: “A few years ago I helped him record an audiobook here in my studio. I was very impressed with his writing and this is the first song we did together. I am very excited about this new job. there’s still a lot to come.”