Mavis StaplesLivin' on a High Note

Mavis told her songwriters: 'I want to leave something to lift people up. I'm so busy making people cry.' M. Ward produced, and the songwriter roster reads like an indie-rock dream team: Nick Cave, Justin Vernon, Ben Harper, Valerie June, Neko Case, tUnE-yArDs, and Aloe Blacc. All writing exclusively for Mavis, updating the Staple Singers' sound for the 21st century. Gospel fire meets indie-rock songwriting, and at 76, her voice is still a force that can shake the rafters. Twelve original songs of dreamy gospel-rock, acoustic warmth, and quiet spiritual fire.