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Sep 29, 2021The Specials, once more, fashioning a compelling soundtrack to troubled times past and present.
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UncutSep 29, 2021The stripped-back production adds a sense of immediacy and places focus on the fine vocals of hall and Golding, plus guest vocalist Hannah Hu. [Oct 2021, p.33]
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Sep 29, 2021This is an album of thoughtful and considered dissent rather than the righteous rage of old.
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Sep 29, 2021Protest Songs is not likely to prove as much as a career renaissance as their last album Encore did, but it’s an interesting and moderately successful little detour from a band who are probably well overdue their ‘national treasure’ title.
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Oct 1, 2021There are great moments here, particularly a spare, powerful reworking of Talking Heads' "Listening Wind," and the participants never sound less than sincere, but coming from a band whose heritage includes "Ghost Town," "Doesn't Make It Alright," and "It's Up To You," Protest Songs 1924-2012 never quite reaches its potential.
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MojoSep 29, 2021Results range from the radio-friendly but obvious to the obscure but not a word out of place. [Oct 2021, p.96]
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The WireDec 20, 2021More than a covers album, this is a cathartic reminder of pop’s revolutionary power. [Oct 2021, p.55]