Key takeaways
- Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant lists his favourite albums and artists of 2025, including Jimmy ‘Duck’ Holmes, Robert Belfour and Junior Kimbrough.
- Plant highlights music from the Mississippi hill country and revisits Bob Dylan and Florence + The Machine.
- He released a new album with his band Saving Grace in 2025 and toured with the group; MOJO gave the album a four-star review.
- Links: Jimmy ‘Duck’ Holmes on Spotify and MOJO reviews of Plant’s Saving Grace album and live show are included.
Robert Plant’s year in music
Robert Plant told MOJO he spent 2025 exploring a wide range of music while also releasing new work with his band Saving Grace. The Led Zeppelin singer described a year of listening, rediscovery and deep dives into regional blues — particularly the north Mississippi hill country — alongside newer names and unexpected revisits.
Hill-country blues and standout picks
Plant singled out Jimmy ‘Duck’ Holmes’s track “Train Train” from the Cypress Grove album as a revelation, calling it “just insane.” He also mentioned Robert Belfour’s Done Got Old and Junior Kimbrough’s Feels So Good #2 as records he kept returning to. These picks underline Plant’s continuing fascination with raw, roots blues that moved along different paths from the Chicago scene.
Listen: Jimmy ‘Duck’ Holmes — Cypress Grove (Spotify)
https://open.spotify.com/album/133vVuyhmwo2fWJNs6u5AK?si=TqD4PJOTR5GooIW5Ww8uSQ
From Dylan to Florence + The Machine
Beyond hill-country blues, Plant’s list reaches across eras and styles. MOJO’s roundup notes he’s been revisiting Bob Dylan and contemporary acts such as Florence + The Machine, showing how his musical curiosity bridges generations. He described both discovery and rediscovery as part of his listening practice in 2025.
Saving Grace: new music and live shows
Plant also used the year to release and promote his first album with Saving Grace, a subtle mix of blues, alt-country and folk covers. MOJO awarded the record four stars and praised its craft. The magazine additionally covered a live performance in Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre, describing Plant and Saving Grace as spellbinding on stage.
Read the MOJO album review: https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/new-music/robert-plant-and-saving-grace-reviewed/
Read the live review: https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/robert-plant-and-saving-grace-live-reviewed/
Why it matters
Plant’s selections matter because he remains an influential curator: his listening choices can shine a light on overlooked regional blues figures and boost contemporary artists. In 2025 he used that platform to highlight rural Mississippi sounds, classic songwriting and modern indie-pop, illustrating how his tastes keep evolving.
Short, enthusiastic and grounded in roots music, Robert Plant’s list of favourite albums for 2025 maps a musician still hungry for discovery — and still bringing that curiosity back into his own recorded and live work.
Image Referance: https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/robert-plants-favourite-albums-of-2025/
