JamBase — Watch Mavis Staples backed by Jeff Tweedy, Jon Batiste and others performing ‘Build A Bridge’ on last night’s ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.’ more info

Stereogum — For the past few years, the Chicago soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples has been working with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, and she'll release her newest Tweedy-produced album If All I Was Was Black next week. Last night on Stephen Colbert's Late Show... more info

Uncut — It's from her forthcoming new album, If All I Was Was Black Photo by Chris Strong It's from her forthcoming new album, If All I Was Was Black The post Hear Mavis Staples’ new song, “Build A Bridge” appeared first on Uncut. more info

Stereogum — Mavis Staples is releasing a new album, If All I Was Was Black, next week. She worked on it with Jeff Tweedy, and she's already shared two songs off it, the title track and "Little BIt." Today, Staples has release a third called "Build A Bridge." Lis... more info

New York Times — Hear the songs that caught our critics' attention this week, from a studio reverie by Beck to a globe-hopping track by Major Lazer. more info

Stereogum — Next month, Mavis Staples is releasing a new album, If All I Was Was Black, that she worked on with Jeff Tweedy. We've already heard the title track and today Staples has shared another one from it called "Little Bit," a soulful song that continues t... more info

MSN Music — What to expect from 'Reputation,' 'Songs of Experience,' return of Mavis Staples, plus vintage re-releases from Metallica, Bob Dylan and more more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The selection launches a new program in the series, "Music: The Beat of Our City." more info

Chicago Tribune — Mavis Staples, who is to music what Michael Jordan was to basketball, holds center stage in the acclaimed book by the Tribune’s longtime rock music critic Greg Kot. It’s titled “I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers and the Mar... more info

JamBase — Watch Tom Waits performing live for the first time since 2015 while joining Mavis Staples in California. more info