Inspired by Albumism, I’m doing my own version of Flying Solo with individual tracks. Band breakups and hiatuses are never fun, but these solo jams were defining moments in my life’s soundtrack.

Bryan Ferry and the tail end of Roxy Music’s catalog is a guilty pleasure of mine. They were certainly far more progressive and experimental early on. But then the band ventured into a more atmospheric space that flirted dangerously with soft rock.

“Slave to Love” is a continuation of the Roxy Music era that brought us “More Than This”, “Avalon”, “Dance Away”, among others. Rather than fall into the predictable trap of standard “Lite FM” fare, Ferry turned to soundscapes and a soaring guitar solo at the 2:30 mark reminiscent of late Pink Floyd recordings.

“Tell her I'll be waiting in the usual place with the tired and weary. And there's no escape.”