A new compilation album tackling the 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution has been announced today. Titled 27: The Most Perfect Album, the compilation was put together by WNYC Studios’ political podcast More Perfect and sees artists like Cherry Glazzer, Devendra Banhart, Palehound, Briana Marela, TORRES, and Dolly Parton contribute a song about the 27 amendements. The first song off the album has been shared and it comes from Kevin Morby, who takes on the 24th Amendment which is about the elimination of poll taxes.
More Perfect creator and host Jad Abumrad had this to say about the album: "The mission of this album is to take these sometimes forgotten words and animate them through the power of music. These 27 amendments not only outline our basic rights as Americans, but they also show a country changing, evolving, re-imagining itself. Striving (and not always succeeding) to be better. These songs will be a way to say that these words matter."
27: The Most Perfect Album is out September 18. Listen to “24th Amendment” below and watch Kevin Morby’s KEXP VIP Club concert performance from 2017 below.
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