Lucinda Williams has joined forces with the legendary Mavis Staples for a strong duet on Bob Marley’s “So A lot Bother In The World,” a well timed tribute to the late icon’s message of hope and perseverance. The observe seems on Williams’ upcoming album World’s Gone Incorrect, set for launch on January twenty third.
Initially launched in 1979, Marley’s name for consciousness and unity nonetheless lands with unmistakable power at the moment. Williams and Staples deliver their soulful, weathered vocals to the traditional, including layers of perspective and lived expertise that make this new model hit even tougher.
“‘So A lot Bother In The World’ was a music that hit me immediately, and we had been messing round with it for a number of years,” Williams shared. “When the brand new album began to tackle a topical nature we knew that we completely needed to get it recorded. It was a centerpiece of the document, and who higher to get to sing it with me than Mavis Staples. I’m so thrilled that the 2 of us may lastly do one thing collectively, and on such a tremendous music.”
World’s Gone Incorrect finds Williams responding immediately—and fearlessly—to the cultural and political turbulence surrounding us. Written and recorded with urgency, the nine-track assortment serves as each a chronicle and a problem, pushing listeners to rise above the noise and chaos.
With grit, grace, and that unmistakable Louisiana-born, Nashville-beloved edge, Williams delivers certainly one of her most pointed and compelling works but—reaffirming her place amongst America’s most significant, unapologetic voices.
