Avalon

(Ferry) I could feel at the time There was no way of knowing Fallen leaves in the night Who can say where they’re blowing? As free as the wind Hopefully learning Why the sea on the tide Has no way of turning More than this – You know there’s…

As haunting and melancholic as it is shot through with cinematic urgency, ‘Avalon’ – an album, a song and a visual work of art – was conceived and written by Bryan Ferry, and comprised, in 1982, the last studio recording to date by his group Roxy Music.