Robert Plant, the legendary lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin — who was revered by many as being one of the greatest singers in rock music — will release “Saving Grace,” a new album of cover songs — his first solo album in eight years in fact — on Friday, Sept. 26.
The release will be Plant’s 12th solo album overall, not counting his Grammy-winning collaborations with bluegrass artist Alison Krauss, it was revealed in a story on syracuse.com.
The album features his new band of the same name, including vocalist Suzi Dian, and showcases his work with other prominent musicians on a “song book of the lost and found.”
FYI: The album came to fruition during lockdown and features a diversified range of songs from artists like Low, Blind Willie Johnson and Moby Grape — together in a down home folk-style.
According to Ultimate Classic Rock, “Saving Grace” is similar to his 2010 Americana album “Band of Joy” — named after his then band Band of Joy, featuring Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller.
In addition to Suzi Dian, “Saving Grace’s” lineup is comprised of drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player, Matt Worley, and cellist Barney Morse-Brown, who “mix Americana with folk and blues music.”
Highlights include a rendition of “Can I Do It For You” by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy, who recorded the original version of Led Zep classic “When the Levee Breaks,” in addition to covers of songs by psychedelic rock band Moby Grape (“It’s a Beautiful Day Today”), gospel blues legend Blind Willie Johnson (“Soul of a Man”) and indie band Low (“Everybody’s Song,” the album’s lead single).
Plant and his bandmates sought to also put a modern spin on traditional songs like “I Never Will Marry” and “Gospel Plough.”
“Saving Grace” “brings a more European aesthetic to their take on American roots. And like its predecessors, the album proves the 77-year-old Plant to be one of the few artists of his vintage who refuses to rest on his laurels,” UCR said.
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