Album Review: Robert Plant – Carry Fire

Robert Plant, “Carry Fire” (Nonesuch / Warner Bros.) – Robert Plant may be in his late sixties now but the former Led Zeppelin frontman has never been content to rest on his laurels and settle for growing old gracefully, preferring instead to seek out new and challenging musical experiences and share them on record with his vast legion of devotees – By Kevin Bryan. The leonine vocalist’s latest Nonesuch offering is a distinctly autumnal affair which continues his rewarding collaboration with The Sensational Space Shifters as these musical soulmates serve up multi-textured gems such as “The May Queen,” the enchanting, oud driven title track and a psychedelic revamp of Ersel Hickey’s 1958 hit “Bluebirds Over The Mountain” featuring The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde.