Livin' On A High Note
Album • Feb 19 / 2016 • 12 songs, 38m 40s
Southern Soul
Deep Soul
Popular
7.4
/ 10
Featuring production by M. Ward and boasting songwriting credits from Nick Cave, Neko Case, Justin Vernon, and others, Mavis Staples' Livin' on a High Note is a happy record. Its beneficent energy is refreshing after the cloistered prayer of last year’s Your Good Fortune and two thoughtful Jeff Tweedy-produced records.
7.5
/ 10
"I've got friends and I've got family/I got help from all the people who love me."
The songwriting credits on Staples’ latest read like a Who’s Who of alternative music
Mavis Staples’ 13th solo album has her singing songs by Nick Cave, Tune-Yards and others, and it contains some stirring stuff