Beautiful Strangers

The storm here is not about the weather - it is a memory of war, fear and sirens that echo through the centuries. Between gunshots and prayers, a stubborn song is born: gentle, almost lullaby-like, and at the same time full of pain. Death flashes by like a neighbouring shadow, but the main thing in the lines is not fear, but love, which still breaks out. It's like singing through tears: the voice trembles, but it is precisely this that prevents the world from falling completely silent.

Producer: Brad Cook

Arrangement and mixing: Brad Cook and Paul Voran

Mastering: Tim Smiley

Lead vocals: Mavis Staples

Backing vocals: Nathaniel Ratliff

Harmony: Tre Burt

Acoustic guitar: Nathan Stoker

Electric guitar: M.J. Lenderman, Rick Holmstrom

OP-1 bass guitar: Matt McCogan

Drums: Matt McCogan

Piano: Phil Cook

Vibraphone: Brad Cook

Saxophone: Matt Douglas