Play The Hits - Digital Download

30 years into their storied career, The Mavericks are as vital and popular as ever, with a devoted following as diverse as their music itself. They celebrate their 30th Anniversary by paying tribute to artists and songs that have inspired their journey on the brand new studio album The Mavericks Play The Hits (Mono Mundo Recordings/Thirty Tigers), an eclectic 11-track playlist of songs they cut their teeth on, all made famous by other people, now disassembled and totally reimagined in signature Mavericks style. Produced by the duo of Niko Bolas (Neil Young, Melissa Etheridge) and Raul Malo, lead singer and co-founder of The Mavericks, it’s a testament to how great these songs are, and how this band can get inside the material and make it their own. The first single, “Swingin’”, a take on the John Anderson classic, is pure Mavericks audacity, swinging for the stands and connecting with their patented, churning groove. Now picture second single “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way”, a cou