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Mavis Staples<\/a> has announced a new album. Produced by Brad Cook, Sad and Beautiful World<\/em><\/a> combines original material with covers of songs by Tom Waits<\/a>, Gillian Welch<\/a> and David Rawlings<\/a>, Frank Ocean<\/a>, Curtis Mayfield<\/a>, and Leonard Cohen<\/a>, among others. In June, Staples shared her rendition of Ocean\u2019s \u201cGodspeed<\/a>,\u201d and, today, she\u2019s shared her take on Kevin Morby<\/a>\u2019s \u201cBeautiful Strangers<\/a>.\u201d Listen to the new song below.<\/p>\n \u201cIt isn\u2019t easy to put into words what it feels like having one of the best, most important vocalists and cultural figures of both the 20th and 21st century sing one of my songs,\u201d Morby shared in a press statement. \u201cBut hearing Mavis sing \u2018Beautiful Strangers\u2019 is hands down the greatest moment and highest honor of my career. Far beyond any kind of accolade or acclaim\u2014having one of my biggest heroes sing something I wrote is the most validating and flattering thing that could ever happen to me as a songwriter and person. Thank you, Mavis.\u201d<\/p>\n Morby added: \u201cMavis also wields that extremely rare power to take a song somebody else wrote and make it entirely her own. As the person who penned \u2018Beautiful Strangers,\u2019 I feel I have every right to say; her version is better.\u201d<\/p>\n Sad and Beautiful World<\/em> is out November 7 via via Anti-<\/a>. Bonnie Raitt<\/a>, Jeff Tweedy<\/a>, Waxahatchee<\/a>\u2019s Katie Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman<\/a>, and Bon Iver<\/a>\u2019s Justin Vernon all make guest appearances on Staples\u2019 solo follow-up to 2019\u2019s We Get By<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n