“One of last year's best albums was the Eagle Rock Gospel Singers' debut Heavenly Fire, which resurrected old-timey gospel/bluegrass with its lifeblood still pumping vigorously. Now, the LA group is announcing their next release: a three-song EP called Hammer and Nail: A Tribute to the Staple Singers. While the Staple Singers are an obvious influence for a band like Eagle Rock, vocalist Kim Garcia has said in the past that Mavis Staples in particular has played a large role in her own formation as a singer: "When I write something, I try to think about what Mavis would sing, and go from there.””— Spirit You All