The Specials have announced a new album of covers, sharing versions of 12 protest songs from 1924-2012.‘Protest Songs – 1924-2012’ will come out on September 24 as the band’s first release through Island, and follows 2019 record ‘Encore’.“People have been using music as a vehicle for protest since time immemorial,” bassist Horace Panter said of the new album. “Injustice is timeless.”Ahead of the release of the album, the band have shared first track ‘Freedom Highway’, a track penned by the Staple Singers and written for the famous civil rights marches from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.Listen to The Specials’ take on ‘Freedom Highway’ below:Across the album’s 12 songs, The Specials also take on versions of tracks by Talking Heads, Bob Marley,.
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