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With a smart assist from Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples transforms Funkadelic's "Can You Get To That" from a sing-along slab of greasy-good uplift into this Americana-inflected groover. Now spare and propulsive, the underlying theme of karmic comeuppance found on this tune - originally included on 19712s Maggot Brain - rises to the fore, dovetailing perfectly with the sharply topical [...]

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The Chicago soul/gospel legend Mavis Staples has now recorded two albums with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy serving as producer, and on the second of those, the forthcoming One True Vine , Tweedy and his young son Spencer also play all the instruments. We've already posted one track from the album, a cover of Funkadelic's " Can You Get To That ." But the second song we've heard from it might be even funkier. "I Like The Things About Me" rides a slobbering bass stomp, and it's got a guitar solo that shows more sidelong flair than possibly anything else [...]

Nueva canción de Mavis Staples con Jeff y Spencer Tweedy, "I Like The Things About Me" Como se informó anteriormente , Mavis Staples lanzará la continuación del disco You Are Not Alone del 2010 con un álbum titulado One True Vine y producido por Jeff Tweedy ; de hecho tanto Jeff como su hijo ( Spencer ) se encargan de toda la instrumentación y de los sonidos. Ya hemos escuchado " Can You Get to That [...]

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Looks like the dream team of Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy will continue their collaboration on Staples new album entitled, One True Vine.  The album will be released on June 25th and feature Funkadelic and Low cover songs, as well as original tunes written specifically for the legendary soul singer by Tweedy and Nick Lowe.  Get a taste of the album with Staples' cover of Funkadelic's "Can You Get To That" below. The post Mavis Staples New Album & Song appeared first on [...]

Earlier this month we shared the news that Mavis Staples will be releasing a new album called One True Vine, produced by Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy , that's due on June 25. When the track list was revealed, we were excited to see a cover of Funkadelic's Can You Get To That on there. Can You Get To That is the second track on Funkadelic's landmark 1971 album Maggot Brain. This wasn't your typical Funkadelic joint as it was acoustic-based has a [...]

73-year old soul singer Marvis Staples collaborates with Jeff Tweedy on Funkadelic's 'Can You Get to That'

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American slowcore rock institution LOW reports back with the official music video for Just Make It Stop, a song from this year's The Invisible Way which they produced with WILCO's very own Jeff Tweedy. A wise choice as the band told in their interview with NOTHING BUT HOPE AND PASSION: "It’s nice to just concentrate The post Low premiere new music video "Just Make It Stop" appeared first on Nothing But Hope And Passion - NBHAP - Music Magazine & more .

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On June 25th Mavis Staples will release the Jeff Tweedy produced One True Vine , her follow up to 20102s   You Are Not Alone , also produced by Tweedy . Our first listen from the album come in the form of a cover of Funkadelic's "Can You Get to That." It's the perfect mix of folk, and funk with Tweedy's guitar keeping the sound laid-back while an eclectic mix of layered vocals push the cover into the upbeat, funky realm of the original. [...]

The Quick Fix showcases the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • Gossip Wolf makes its predictions for this year's Riot Fest . • Wilco's Jeff Tweedy has teamed up with Mavis Staples yet again. This time Tweedy and his son Spencer helped out on Staples' new album One True Vine , which was recorded at Wilco's Loft here in Chicago. • Gapers Block interviewed lively punk rock marching band [...]

Photo by  Zoran Orlic Photography . Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy seems to be on a producing spree at the moment, adding gospel/R&B chanteuse Mavis Staples to the lists of acts he's been keeping busy recording with over the last couple of months. The pair had previously worked together on 2010 LP You Are Not Alone , and now it's been confirmed that Tweedy [...]

Mavis Staples anuncia su nuevo disco producido por Jeff Tweedy, One True Vine La legendaria cantante gospel Mavis Staples previamente reclutó a Jeff Tweedy de Wilco para producirle su disco You Are Not Alone del 2010, y ahora se repite la misma historia. One True Vine , el nuevo disco de Staples fue producido de nueva cuenta por Tweedy , y saldrá a la venta el 25 de junio a través de ANTI- Records . [...]

Chicago soul legend Mavis Staples will be making her return on June 25th with the album One True Vine via Anti- . Just like her 2010 release, You Are Not Alone , this one was produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy recorded at his studio, The Loft, in Chicago. Mr. Tweedy and his son do a majority of the instrumentation on the album. The first song is a cover of Funkadelic's "Can You Get To That" from their classic LP, [...]

Mavis Staples is once again teaming with producer Jeff Tweedy on her upcoming album One True Vine. 20102s You Are Not Alone was fantastic, so I'm excited to see this pairing return. Our first peek into the album comes from Pitchfork, who premiered this cover of Funkadelic's classic track "Can You Get to That."

The legendary Mavis Staples previously recruited Wilco's Jeff Tweedy to produce her 2010 album You Are Not Alone , and the two have since reunited for another go-around in the studio. On June 25th, ANTI- Records will release their latest collaboration, One True Vine . Recorded at Wilco's Loft in Chicago, the album spans 10 tracks and features Tweedy and his son Spencer (!) playing nearly every instrument. The tracklist includes a cover versions of Low's "Holy Ghost" from the Tweedy-produced The Invisible [...]

Three years ago, the great Chicago soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples released You Are Not Alone , the comeback album that Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy produced for her. In a couple of months, she'll follow that up with her new LP One True Vine , another full-length Tweedy collaboration. (I'm going way out on a limb and guessing that the title has nothing to do with Twitter looping-video apps.) Staples recorded the album entirely at Wilco's Chicago studio the Loft, and Jeff and his son Spencer play almost every instrument on it, which aww. The album includes [...]