Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand (2LP Black)

Fakten Pairing ‘70s rock titan Robert Plant with modern bluegrass luminary Alison Krauss might seem surprising at first glance—but only to those who haven’t followed Plant’s more recent journey into rootsier, acoustic territory. Their joint effort, Raising Sand, steps far away from Zeppelin’s towering riffs, leaning instead into shadowy, understated arrangements that echo with the same spectral mood that once haunted “The Battle of Evermore."

Rather than leaning on nostalgia, the album thrives on discovery. Built mostly around carefully curated covers, it showcases the duo’s uncanny harmonies—both tender and unsettling—across a wide spectrum: from Townes Van Zandt’s stark existentialism (“Nothin’") to Tom Waits’s fractured balladry (“Trampled Rose"). Plant, at 59, and Krauss, decades younger but equally fearless, don’t pander to past glories or present trends. Instead, they create a space where folk traditions are reimagined, elevating overlooked gems by the Everly Brothers and Gene Clark into something both timeless and newly illuminated.