Band Of Joy Robert Plant
The 'if I enjoy it, then the audience will too' gambit isn't 100 percent fail-safe, but it seems to work for Plant. Resisting, once again, a world tour with Led Zeppelin, he has instead followed his heart to Nashville with co-producer and tremolo guitar whizz Buddy Miller. Working with multi-instrumentalist Darrell Scott (banjo pecks, jinking mandolin etc.) among others, the pair cut 12 eclectically sourced cover versions in ten days. Country chanteuse Patty Griffin is clearly this record's Alison Krauss; a perfect foil as Plant taps the more sensual stations of his range. The tender, propulsive take on the late Townes Van Zandt's Harm's Swift Way is a nice touch, and atmospheric readings of Low's Silver Rider and Monkey should spark pots of royalties for everyone's favourite Mormon slowcore band. It all adds up to more wilful magic from Plant.
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