Mavis Staples, at 86 years old, releases “Sad and Beautiful World” and is the hope that still breathes among the ruins.

By LoffMusic At 86, Mavis Staples still sings as if the world depends on her voice. And perhaps, in a way, it does. In times when noise seems to drown out empathy and confusion masquerades as certainty, she returns with Sad and Beautiful World (Anti-, 2025), an album that does not pretend to redeem us, […]