The singer-songwriter champions her causes on a collection of protest songs. Protest songs are one of the pillars of Margo Price’s catalog, from “Pay Gap,” which tackles the financial disparities between men and women, to “Fight to Make It,” a collaboration with Mavis Staples and Adia Victoria that confronts the state-sanctioned destruction of abortion rights in the United States. Days of Unrest is her first all-protest project: a collection of songs entirely anchored in the causes she believes in and wholeheartedly defends. The covers she chose for Days of Unrest are inherently political, and prove that Price has not only shown up to support these movements but done the homework, too. “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)”, originally written by Woody Guthrie back in 1948 to address the dehumanization of Mexican farm workers, strikes a depressingly relevant chord in 2026—and features a duet with folk icon Joan Baez. “Oval Room,” originally written by Blaze Foley as a critique of then-president Ronald Reagan, is given a clear-eyed—and full-throated—modern update. Bob Dylan’s “Maggie’s Farm,” on which Price and her band let loose in riotous fashion, calls out the destructive pressures of capitalism. “De Colores,” the Mexican folk standard and organizer anthem, is handled with the utmost respect and care while spotlighting the gorgeous work of música mexicana group Memphis Mariachi.