Bryan Ferry goes with what works on 'Olympia'

Post-Roxy Music Bryan Ferry has only one go-to move, the sly, sophisticated croon that made "Avalon" a classic. Luckily, he doesn't need much else. "Olympia" (Astralwerks), his first album in eight years, confirms it.

The first single, "You Can Dance," even feels like a continuation of "Slave to Love," while Brian Eno's synths on "Alphaville" are reminders of Roxy's headier days. While "Heartache by Numbers" with Scissor Sisters and his take on Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren" seem misplaced, Ferry shows his ongoing mastery of the form on the aching "Tender Is the Night."

Bryan Ferry

"Olympia"

THE GRADE B

BOTTOM LINE Sticking with his slick, stylish art-pop