The new Robert Plant album Carry Fire will be released on October 13 via Nonesuch Records. It'shis 11th album as a solo artist. Lead single The May Queen, a mid-tempo acoustic song with an early Seventies folk vibe, can be streamed on YouTube. Among the album's tracks is a cover of Bluebirds Over The Mountain (Richie Valens, Beach Boys), with Chrissie Hynde on vocals.
Track listing:- The May Queen
- New World…
- Season’s Song
- Dance With You Tonight
- Carving Up The World Again
- A Way With Words
- Carry Fire
- Bones Of Saints
- Keep It Hid
- Bluebirds Over The Mountain
- Heaven Sent
He will be on tour in the UK in November and December, with his long-standing band The Sensational Space Shifters. Tickets go on sale on August 25
Live dates:- 11/16 Plymouth @ Pavilions
- 11/17 Bristol @ Colston Hall
- 11/20 Wolverhampton @ Civic Hall
- 11/22 Llandudno @ Venue Cymru
- 11/24 Newcastle @ City Hall
- 11/25 Liverpool @ Olympia
- 11/27 Glasgow @ SEC Armadillo
- 11/28 Perth @ Concert Hall
- 11/30 Manchester @ O2 Apollo
- 12/02 Belfast @ Ulster Hall
- 12/06 Sheffield @ City Hall
- 12/08 London @ Royal Albert Hall
- 12/11 Portsmouth @ Guildhall
- 12/12 Birmingham @ Symphony Hall