In March, iconic vocalist Mavis Staples announced the forthcoming release of her latest studio album, We Get By, which is set to arrive on Friday, May 13th via ANTI-Records. The 11-track studio effort was co-produced by Ben Harper, who also composed each of the songs featured on We Get By.
This isn’t the first time that Staples and Harper have teamed up to write and record new material, as the duo collaborated on “Love And Trust” from Staples’ last studio album, 2016’s Livin’ on a High Note. Harper also performs on the forthcoming album’s title track. The album’s cover photo, titled, “Outside Looking In”, was taken by late Civil Rights leader, Gordon Parks.
Following the release of “Change”, Mavis has shared another single off of the album with “Anytime”, which you can listen to below:
Mavis Staples – “Anytime”
[Audio: ANTI- Records]
“These songs are delivering such a strong message,” Staples explained in a statement about her forthcoming release. “We truly need to make a change if we want this world to be better.”
“I come from a family of Mavis fans,” Harper added in a statement. “So her music has been woven into the fabric of my life from the very start. When I got the call for this gig, it felt like my entire career, everything I’d ever written, had been pre-production for this.”
Head here to pre-order We Get By ahead of its May 13th release.
Mavis will get the opportunity to celebrate her upcoming 80th birthday a little early this year, as Newport Folk Festival recently announced a run of three concerts from the singer set to take place in New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville in mid-May. The run of shows is being branded as Mavis & Friends: Celebrating 80 Years of Mavis Staples.
Mavis & Friends’ New York City show is now sold out. Tickets for the Nashville and Los Angeles performances are still available here.
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