MAVIS STAPLES: If All I Was Was Black (Anti-)

THE combination of gospel vocalist Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy, singer with rock band Wilco, is an unlikely one. On their third album together, Staples pleads for unity with a mixture of anger and compassion, quoting Michelle Obama: ‘We go high when they go low.’ A winning mix of soul and country. ★★★★✩