Albums to watch

Protest Songs 1924-2012

The Specials

Protest Songs 1924-2012

Second album from the reformed Coventry ska-punk trio Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter featuring protest songs by the likes of Leonard Cohen, Bob Marley, The Staple Singers and Talking Heads

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
?Island
UK Release date
01/10/2021
US Release date
01/10/2021
  1. 8.0 |   Record Collector

    Ghost Town was a chillingly prescient chronicle of the climate in which it was made, and 40 years on it’s The Specials, once more, fashioning a compelling soundtrack to troubled times past and present
    Read Review

  2. 8.0 |   NME

    The Coventry band know a thing or two about politicised tunes, and here they delve into music history to reimagine some of the best
    Read Review

  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    The stripped-back production adds a sense of immediacy and places focus on the fine vocals of hall and Golding, plus guest vocalist Hannah Hu. Print edition only

  4. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Protest 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
    Read Review

  5. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Results range from the radio-friendly but obvious to the obscure but not a word out of place. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    A pertinent release from a band who steadfastly refuse to roll over and die, or put up with the deplorable racism and ignorance of our frighteningly fragmented world
    Read Review


blog comments powered by Disqus

Watch it

Roll over video for more options

Hear it

Latest Reviews

More reviews