If there’s a single album we should all be listening to right now, it’s Mavis Staples’ ‘Sad and Beautiful World.’ A singer who’s been always at the forefront in struggles to transform our world through love and justice, whose weariness turns into doggedness, and whose happiness and joy shines through even life’s darkest moments, Mavis Staples draws passion for change from the depths of her soul, and her emotionally resonant vocals shimmer with tenderness in celebratory soul songs, even as the shiver with the grittiness in prowling blues numbers.
Album Review: Mavis Staples, ‘Sad and Beautiful World’
