Sad & Beautiful World

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Label: ANTI
Release Date: 7th November

Ma Staples the queen of gospel rnb reimagines the works of Kevin Morby, Tom Waits, Sparklehorse, Gillian Welch, Frank Ocean and more. One of soul's most distinctive voice has aged gracefully with a patina that at time waivers but holds an everlasting strength and weight. 

Grim days call for fierce love, and Mavis Staples, one of the most enduring
figures in American music, is laying it down
Sad And Beautiful World is the latest solo album from a national treasure and
multigenerational talent.
Produced by Brad Cook, Sad And Beautiful World spans seven decades of the
American songbook -- a range nearly as vast as Mavis' career -- and includes
reinventions of timeless songs by Tom Waits, Sparklehorse, Gillian Welch, Frank
Ocean and more.
Cook imagined an album in the tradition of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Will the Circle Be
Unbroken, a group of artists coming together to celebrate community -- in this case,
one centered on Mavis. Collaborators include Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Tweedy,
Derek Trucks, Katie Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman, and Justin Vernon.
Inducted into several halls of fame (Blues, Rock, and Gospel), a Kennedy Center
Honoree, a winner of multiple GRAMMYs (including a Lifetime Achievement Award),
Mavis is musical history. She's collaborated with nearly every major figure of her
era(s), from Bob Dylan to Prince, Aretha Franklin, and Willie Nelson -- not to mention
countless stars from subsequent generations.