On her transcendent new record, Workin On A World, Iris DeMent faces the modern world as it is right now with its climate catastrophe, pandemic illness, and epidemic of violence and social injustice and not only asks us how we can keep working towards a better world, but implores us to love each other, despite our very different ways of seeing Tracks: Workin’ On A World / Goin’ Down To Sing In Texas / Say A Good Word / The Sacred Now / I Won’t Ask You Why / Warriors Of Love / Let Me Be Your Jesus / The Cherry Orchard / Nothin’ For The Dead / Mahalia / How Long / Walkin’ Daddy / Waycross, Georgia
