Michigan hard-rock band Greta Van Fleet yesterday released their new single, ‘When The Curtain Falls’. The song is expected to feature on their upcoming debut studio album, which has been slated for a release later this year. Stream the song here or check it out below:

In an age when ‘rock is dead’, the band are certainly not pulling any punches. Opening with a ringing chord reminiscent of ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, the track soon segues into the band’s classic Zeppelin-influenced riffing. With relentless playing from Jake Kizska’s virtuosic lead guitar, Josh Kiszka’s high-pitched squeal and a vocal melody half-lifted from ‘Communication Breakdown’, the song sounds like it could have been on Zeppelin’s 1969 debut – something that Robert Plant, their frontman, himself agreed with.

The single is the group’s first release since their From The Fires double EP, which topped the US Hard Rock charts and received exceptional reviews from critics. Greeted as rock’s saviours, the sibling rockers’ upcoming studio debut is set to drop in late summer. In an interview with Loudwire back in May, Jake explained that the group were “in the mixing process, so it’s [the album] going to be quite soon”. “We’re wrapping it up, so we’re hoping to release that absolutely this year”, he added.