Description
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – Raise The Roof – Compact Disc
Target Exclusive with alternate art and two extra songs.
When Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunited for Raise the Roof in 2021, it carried the quiet weight of expectation. Their first collaboration, Raising Sand from 2007, had been a surprise triumph—an album that paired the former Led Zeppelin frontman with one of bluegrass and country’s most respected voices and somehow created something timeless. Rather than trying to replicate that lightning-in-a-bottle moment directly, Raise the Roof feels more like a thoughtful continuation of the musical world they discovered together.
Produced once again by T Bone Burnett, the album leans heavily into atmosphere. The sound is spacious and moody, with slow-burning arrangements built around acoustic instruments, vintage keyboards, and subtle percussion. Burnett’s production style favors restraint and texture over flash, allowing the songs to unfold gradually. The music often feels suspended in a twilight space between folk, country, blues, and Americana, where every instrument seems to echo gently in the background.
A key part of the project’s character lies in its choice of material. Much like their earlier collaboration, the album is largely composed of carefully selected covers rather than original compositions. The pair reinterpret songs from a wide range of artists, including Merle Haggard, Lucinda Williams, Allen Toussaint, and The Everly Brothers, transforming them into something that fits their shared musical vocabulary. The selections often highlight overlooked corners of American roots music, giving the album a sense of discovery.
What truly defines Raise the Roof is the interplay between Plant and Krauss. Their voices couldn’t come from more different musical backgrounds, yet they blend with remarkable ease. Krauss brings a crystalline, almost weightless clarity, while Plant’s voice carries a weathered warmth shaped by decades of singing blues and rock. Instead of competing for space, the two singers weave around each other, trading lines and harmonizing in a way that feels natural and conversational.
The pacing of the album is deliberately unhurried. Many songs drift forward on gentle grooves, with melodies that seem to linger rather than rush toward big climaxes. That restraint gives the record an intimate, reflective mood, as if the listener has stepped into a dimly lit studio late at night while the musicians quietly explore these songs together.
Raise the Roof ultimately stands as a reminder that collaboration can open creative doors even late in an artist’s career. Rather than chasing trends or nostalgia, Plant and Krauss return to the timeless language of American roots music, allowing their voices—and Burnett’s careful production—to create something subtle, elegant, and quietly powerful.
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Track Listing
Quattro (World Drifts In)
The Price Of Love
Go Your Way
Trouble With My Lover
Searching For My Love
Can’t Let Go
It Don’t Bother Me
You Led Me To The Wrong
Last Kind Words Blues
High And Lonesome
Going Where The Lonely Go
Somebody Was Watching Over Me
My Heart Would Know
You Can’t Rule Me
