Robert Plant is best known as a former member and frontman of the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin.  Recently he shared the news about the upcoming release, a sequel to Raising Sand alongside Alison Krauss, called Raise the Roof.

“Finally the doors are open and after 14 years here’s a sequel to Raising Sand. Full of interesting curves and great musicality in the company of great musicians, we “Raise the Roof”. Listen to our first single from the record “Can’t Let Go”, out now!” the musician shared on social media.

Finally the doors are open and after 14 years here’s a sequel to Raising Sand. Full of interesting curves and great musicality in the company of great musicians, we “Raise the Roof”. Listen to our first single from the record “Can’t Let Go”, out now!https://t.co/gsRxjvTEnd pic.twitter.com/9HCqJv5Po1

— Robert Plant (@RobertPlant) August 12, 2021

In a recent interview with MOJO, he commented about the release and working with Krauss again: “The good thing about Alison and I is that we’re a couple of kindred spirits”.

He also commented about heritage bands: “Most musicians form a band, then they stay in the band until it’s over – 20 years, 30 years, 50 years, whatever it is – and it starts to look sadly decrepit. It’s like people hanging onto a life raft, or staying in a comfortable place.” He didn’t want to stay in the group for decades and decided to move forward making his music. 

“For the two of us, nothing was written in blood. We were ready to do something new and previously knew how good it was, so join us again. You can see where you are going. You have nothing to lose” Plant commented on working with Krauss. Raise The Roof is the pair second release and is due on November 19th. You can pre-order the album here.

Led Zeppelin split up in 1980 after drummer John ‘Bonzo’ Bonham died. Since then, the band reunited on several occasions, but only for one-off gigs. The latest one had happened in 2007 in London as a tribute to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun.

Asked about another reunion, Plant commented: “We’re 41 years into it now. It’s a very charming question, and it comes in all languages! but the conversation doesn’t really go now, because that spaceship has [departed].“

Commenting about the album Raising Sand he added: “It’s a miracle, this album. It’s as old as it is new – a couple of people at a certain time in their lives, doing something that neither of them expected. It’s clean”.

“There’s no going back, no going forward, it’s just, ‘This is it, today!’ that’s such a relief for me, and for Alison, too” Robert Pant added at the end.