Mavis Staples swaps gloss for grit in hushed take on Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed”
Mavis Staples delivers a stripped-back rendition of Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed,” trading Ocean’s bleached melancholy for her dusky, lived-in gravitas. The instrumentation stays discreet, letting Staples’ voice stretch into the quiet with solemn defiance.
The cover lands as she prepares for a summer and autumn tour, adding another chapter to her extensive catalogue rather than attempting to rewrite Ocean’s. Her presence transforms the song without dragging it into reverence or reinvention.
This day (July 10, 1939 ), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is born Mavis Staples, an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist who recorded with The...
June 25, 2019 - Mavis Staples' "The We Get By" tour with Rick Holmstrom (g), Stephen Hodges (d), Jeff Turmes (b), Donny Gerrard & Sandra Williams (bck voc) stops at...
Mavis Staples ' 'One True Vine' is her fourteenth album recorded with Jeff Tweedy from Wilco and released on June 24, 2013 by Anti.Track Listing : 1.Holy Ghost (Alan Sparhawk)...
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July 28, 2019 - Hozier has invited Brandi Carlile, Mavis Staples, Lake Street Dive and Rachael Price to join him during his concert at Newport Folk Festival in Newport, NH
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