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Protest Songs 1924–2012
Rock · 2020 · 14 tracks · 55m

Protest Songs 1924–2012

A sparse, acoustic collection of century-spanning protest covers. Terry Hall’s deadpan delivery turns global struggle into an intimate, haunting conversation.

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It's The Specials unplugged, playing the songs that kept the fire burning for a hundred years.

A weary but resolute collection of historical echoes that feels both ancient and urgent.

Protest Songs 1924–2012 · vs · The Specials
Acoustic Guitar+4.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds acoustic guitar far more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 55m
01
Freedom Highway
3:26
02
Everybody Knows
5:24
03
I Don’t Mind Failing in This World
4:40
04
Black, Brown and White
2:58
05
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Us Around
3:46
06
Fuck All the Perfect People
4:06
07
My Next Door Neighbor
2:33
08
Trouble Every Day
5:05
09
Listening Wind
4:05
10
I Live in a City
2:21
11
Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes
2:51
12
Get Up, Stand Up
4:07
13
The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)
4:02
14
We Sell Hope
5:41
Moments Worth Waiting For
The skeletal, bluesy crawl of Trouble Every Day where the tension is held entirely in the space between notes.
Terry Hall's hauntingly detached delivery on The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum) reimagined as a fragile folk lament.
The communal warmth of the backing vocals on Freedom Highway providing a rare moment of light.
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