ROBERT PLANT

Carry Fire ★★★★

The Led Zep veteran has consistently and steadfastly refused the money-spinning revival trail in favour of discovering brilliant new career vistas. His 12th album is no exception – musically mercurial, with the addition of brilliant West

Country fiddler Seth Lakeman, it matches gorgeous ballad Season’s Song with righteous rocking lambast (Carving Up The World Again... A Wall And Not A Fence). Eastern and African flavours swirl round Plant’s lonesome heart songs, total absorption and unquenchable fascinations. Still burning, beautifully.