You’re going to see “Fight the Power” pop up in many retrospectives surrounding the 25th anniversary of Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet, which was released on April 10, 1990. And reasonably so.

Despite its title, The Avett Brothers’ “Ain’t No Man” isn’t about how much men suck. It’s more an uplifting anthem about using love to navigate this world. The song is the first single from the band’s ...