There is a commanding and soulful vitality on display throughout Carry Me Home that stands as a wonderful final thread to Mavis Staples and Levon Helm’s shared musical connection.
Recorded in 2011, ANTI- Records have announced ‘Carry Me Home’, a new album that showcases the music of Mavis Staples and Levon Helm. Watch the video for lead single “You Got To Move” which finds Staples’ and Helm’s bands operating at the peak of their powers.
Closer to the feel and sound of a Staple Singers record than any other solo album Mavis Staples has made, We Get By is one of her very best solo albums to date – it’s a winner.
Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy make a masterful pair and blend the perfect concoction of protest and memory. Like living history, If All I Was Was Black is a sweet sojourn towards a collective truth and an earthy ode to the rhythm of rebellion.
