Robert Plant signs deal with Nonesuch, new album due later this year

Robert Plant has signed with Nonesuch Records and will release a new album later this year. Further details about the music, which will feature the Sensational Space Shifters band, will be announced shortly, as will upcoming tour dates.Plant has history in bands including The New Yardbirds, which eventually became Led Zeppelin, and has worked with artists including Jimmy Page, the Honeydrippers, Priory of Brion, Strange Sensation, and Band of Joy.

A recent collaboration with Alison Krauss titled Raising Sand won six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year.

His most recent release Band of Joy was co-produced by Buddy Miller and featured several country/Americana musicians performing music from Low, Townes Van Zant, Richard Thompson, and others.

Discussing his new label deal, Plant said: “I’m pleased to find such a reputable home for our renegade departures. The support and encouragement we have received has been strong and refreshing – Turn It Up!”

The new album will be released worldwide by Nonesuch/Warner Brothers Records.

Source: Music Week