New Krauss + Union Station CD coming
Saturday, December 4, 2010 – Alison Krauss + Union Station will be back with a new release in February.
That's the word from Ken Irwin, one of t he heads of Rounder Records.
In an online posting Friday, Irwin said, "Alison Krauss and Union Station have completed their new album which is scheduled for release on Feb. 8th. There are no band changes, but, as always, when the band is off the road, band members work on side projects." There were no further details about the new disc.
Krauss' last release was "Raising Sand" with Robert Plant, which came out in October 2007. A Krauss and Union Station release, "A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection," came out in April 2007.
More news for Alison Krauss
- 02/14/24: Plant, Krauss join up again on tour
- 08/12/21: Plant, Krauss "Raise the Roof"
- 07/20/21: Krauss, Morris, Stonemans to join Bluegrass Hall
- 11/13/19: Nelson, Krauss play MerleFest 2020
- 06/19/17: Krauss, Gray tour together
- 02/26/17: Krauss leads country pack on Billboard
- 02/17/17: Krauss is back, leading new release pack
- 01/09/17: Krauss goes solo
CD reviews for Alison Krauss
If we've learned anything over the 7 years that have passed since the last Alison Krauss & Union Station record (2004's "Lonely Runs Both Ways"), it's that Krauss doesn't necessarily need her band for success. And the same can be said for the band regarding Krauss.
During the hiatus, Krauss scored a mega-hit with "Raising Sand," her collaboration with Robert Plant from 2007. At the same time, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Dan Tyminski and Dobro ...
The liner notes for the new collection of songs by Alison Krauss gives notice that, unlike the last collection ("Now that I've Found You" in 1995), this one showcases Krauss alone, far from Union Station, the band that first brought her into the spotlight. She's been a recognized solo artist for a while now. There's no doubt that Krauss has traveled far from her bluegrass/traditional roots. But for anyone who needs proof of that, this collection is a good argument - she ...
Over the past decade, Alison Krauss + Union Station have created and fine-tuned an approach that can deliver restrained, moody ballads and mid-tempo songs, hard-edged bluegrass and traditional material and lithe instrumentals with equal helpings of skill and conviction. The result is one of the most distinctive and compelling sounds in popular music, a verdict ratified by a slew of awards - Krauss herself owns more Grammies than any other female artist - and invitations to join all kinds of ...
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