MAVIS STAPLES - Sad & Beautiful World europop and recorded between Berlin’s Hansa

and recorded between Berlin’s Hansa Studios and various locations in Dublin

The album features the title track which is the band’s biggest song plus the fan favourite “Tonight

a mix of their classic tracks

He and Patman worked together in an office in Reading as their respective bands were starting out and he says the demo remains “their best record”

“I just didn’t want to sound like anyone else

MAVIS STAPLES - Sad & Beautiful World europop and recorded between Berlin’s HansaLP Standard Edition Black Vinyl. Brand new solo album Sad And Beautiful World, spans seven decades of the great American songbook including brilliant interpretations of songs by Tom Waits, Sparklehorse, Kevin Morby, Gillian Welch, Frank Ocean and many more Guest stars include: MJ Lenderman, Jeff Tweedy, Gillian Welch, Justin Vernon, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, Derek Trucks and Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee) Produced by Phil Cook (DeYarmond Edison,