On Monday night, Mavis Staples and Ben Harper served as the musical guests on ABC late-night television show Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The duo and their backing band worked through “Change”, the lead single off of Mavis’ forthcoming studio album, We Get By, which is set to arrive this Friday, May 24th via ANTI-Records. The 11-track studio effort was co-produced by Harper, who also composed each of the songs featured on We Get By.
Watch Mavis Staples and Ben Harper perform “Change” on Jimmy Kimmel Live below:
Mavis Staples & Ben Harper – “Change” – Jimmy Kimmel Live
[Video: Jimmy Kimmel Live]
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.
“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.
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