Mavis Staples announces new album We Get By, shares “Change”

The record features songwriting and production Ben Harper.

March 21, 2019
Mavis Staples announces new album <i>We Get By</i>, shares “Change” Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Renowned gospel and blues artist Mavis Staples has announced her twelfth studio album. It's called We Get By, and it's due out May 10 via ANTI-. Where her last album If All I Was Was Black, saw her linking with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, this one will feature songwriting and production from Ben Harper. The lead single is a resilient number called "Change" that stares down our current political climate with fearlessness. Check it out below.

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Mavis Staples announces new album We Get By, shares “Change”