At a show in Denver last month, Jesse Dayton introduced his “Charlottesville” by stating, passionately, that we still “need” protest songs. Tunes of a pissed-off political nature have been around longer than rock ‘n’ roll (at least since Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” in 1940) and continue to be a force in 2020 (Drive-By Truckers’ latest release, “Thoughts and Prayers”). A great lot of these songs tackle big, universal worries. Some, though, look inward. Della Mae’s fourth album, Headlight, addresses those down-in-your-gut problems and issues a simple plea: SPEAK OUT.
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