Mavis Staples - Take Us Back

In February 2016 the 76 yrs old lady and still rockin' Mavis Staples album "Livin' on a High Note" was released, Produced by M. Ward the album features songs written specifically for Staples by Nick Cave, Justin Vernon, tUnE-yArds, Neko Case, Aloe Blacc, and others. Discussing the album Staples said:

I’ve been singing my freedom songs and I wanted to stretch out and sing some songs that were new. I told the writers I was looking for some joyful songs. I want to leave something to lift people up; I’m so busy making people cry, not from sadness, but I’m always telling a part of history that brought us down and I’m trying to bring us back up. These songwriters gave me a challenge. They gave me that feeling of, ‘Hey, I can hang! I can still do this!’ There’s a variety, and it makes me feel refreshed and brand new. Just like Benjamin Booker wrote on the opening track, ‘I got friends and I got love around me, I got people, the people who love me.’ I’m living on a high note, I’m above the clouds. I’m just so grateful. I must be the happiest old girl in the world. Yes, indeed.

Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist. She has recorded and performed with her family's band The Staple Singers, and also as a solo artist.

Today's tune "Take Us Back" is taken from the fifteenth studio album "Livin' on a High Note", released in February 2016 under Epitaph Records. The clip is from The Late Show, Feb 23, 2016



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Avicii - Wake Me Up

Hey, then we were back again, two glorious weeks in the north where the sun never sleeps among mosquitoes and gnats. Absolutely wonderful with the calm and quietness that is up there in the north. Took out an extra holiday week from the blog because of all the work that just fell into my lap when I got home, more about that tomorrow.

The music has been close to our hearts even here, you've probably figured it out already. But it has been much more spartan than what you are used to, the music has been played from the car stereo, the little portable beach radio from early 80s to the kitchen stereo from the 70's, which also has a vinyl player from Tandberg :)

One of the little princesses coming up from a Swim at Santasaari

 Thought kick off the blog with allowing the little creatures at home choose today's song. The fact that it was a song that spun on the radio more than once per day was quite expected, but promise you anything, keep it even if I personally do not jump with both feet together. A lot has happened while we've been gone, a new challenge in Record Madness has arrived, this time I'll should take care of the letter "F" will be interested, though, this have to wait until it has calmed down a bit.

The kids favourite this summer is Tim Bergling, or Avicii with the tune Wake Me Up. The song featuring vocals from Aloe Blacc and work from Incubus' Mike Einziger. It was released in June 2013 as the first single by Avicii from his upcoming debut studio album True, which is set to be released on September 17, 2013. Avicii did also perform at Bråvalla earlier this summer.



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