Robert Plant has released the second song from his upcoming album, Saving Grace.
“Gospel Plough” closes the LP, his first with the band Saving Grace; the record comes out on Sept. 26. The traditional spiritual number was covered by Bob Dylan on his self-titled 1962 debut.
You can hear “Gospel Plough” — like many of the tracks on Saving Grace, recorded “informally in a barn setup and sometimes outdoors,” owing to the bird heard in the song — below.
Listen to Robert Plant’s ‘Gospel Plough’
Saving Grace marks Plant’s 12th solo record. It’s named after the band he helped form in 2019 with singer Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley, and cellist Barney Morse-Brown.
“It’s an impressive collection of people now,” Plant said about the band. “I can’t tell you how lucky I feel about this. What I am really impressed by is this living, new world of whatever this music is. With this mélange of music, song and voice, anywhere and everywhere is the way to see the road ahead.”
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The nine-song LP features covers of songs by Moby Grape (“It’s a Beautiful Day Today”), Blind Willie Johnson (“Soul of a Man”) and the Low Anthem (“Ticket Taker”). The album’s first single, “Everybody’s Song,” was originally recorded by the Minneapolis indie band Low in 2005.
Listen to Robert Plant’s ‘Everybody’s Song’
Plant’s most recent album is 2021’s Alison Krauss collaboration, Raise the Roof; Saving Grace will be his first solo LP since 2017’s Carry Fire.
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In addition to the album, Plant and Saving Grace also have their first North American tour coming up in October. “We laugh a lot, really,” Plant said in a press release announcing the album. “I think that suits me. I like laughing. You know, I can’t find any reason to be too serious about anything. I’m not jaded. The sweetness of the whole thing …
“These are sweet people, and they are playing out all the stuff that they could never get out before. They have become unique stylists, and together they seem to have landed in a most interesting place.”
The group has played shows around Europe and the U.K. since its formation six years ago, but the upcoming tour dates in the U.S, plus one concert in Canada, will be their first on the continent.
Plant and Saving Grace previously announced 14 dates that start on Oct. 30 in Wheeling, West Virginia, and run through late November in California, with stops in Boston, Chicago and Denver in between.
A new show has been added to the itinerary: Nov. 23 at Harrah’s Resort Social in Valley Center, California, which extends the tour by one day.
You can see the band’s updated tour dates and the track listing for the album below.
Robert Plant, ‘Saving Grace’ Track ListingAs I Roved OutIt’s A Beautiful Day TodaySoul Of A ManTicket TakerI Never Will MarryHigher RockToo Far From YouEverybody’s SongGospel Plough
Robert Plant & Saving Grace Tour DatesOctober 30 – Wheeling, WV – Capitol Theatre WheelingNovember 2 – Charlottesville, VA – The Paramount Theater of CharlottesvilleNovember 3 – Washington, DC – Lincoln TheatreNovember 5 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn ParamountNovember 6 – Boston, MA – Boch Center Shubert TheatreNovember 8 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol TheatreNovember 10 – Toronto, ON – Massey HallNovember 12 – Chicago, IL – The VicNovember 13 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School of Folk MusicNovember 15 – Denver, CO – Ellie Caulkins Opera HouseNovember 18 – Seattle, WA – The Moore TheatreNovember 19 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue TheatreNovember 21 – Oakland, CA – The FoxNovember 22 – Los Angeles, CA – United Theater on BroadwayNovember 23 – Valley Center, CA – Harrah’s Resort Social
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