The Felice Brothers are a veteran folk-rock band who throughout their career have sacrificed commercial success by sticking to their principles. They have turned down offers to work with big-name producers and have resisted pressure to adopt a more mainstream sound. In 2011, the band turned down a lucrative offer from Dow Chemicals to use their 2008 tune “Take This […]
Learn more →Here is a recap of some of the noteworthy socially conscious music released within the past two weeks. Songs and Videos: Flames – Chastity “Flames” is the latest single from the Canadian alternative band’s upcoming album Homemade Satan, due out September 13th. The album is a political concept album meant to represent the marginalized voices that often go unheard. Frontman […]
Learn more →One of the best protest albums of 2018 was Joy As An Act Of Resistance by the UK punk band IDLES. The album’s socially conscious tunes tackled the regressive attitudes and xenophobia that contributed to Brexit and the culture of “Make America Great Again.” Multiple tunes also addressed toxic masculinity. IDLES recently released a seven-inch single featuring two unreleased songs […]
Learn more →It has been a few weeks since I did a weekly recap, so I’m also including relatively new socially conscious music that I haven’t had a chance to feature. Songs and Videos: Ba Na Na – A Tribe Called Red Featuring Odario, Haviah Mighty and Chippewa Travellers) The latest track by A Tribe Called Red is a feel-good summer banger […]
Learn more →One of the goals of this site is to create an online archive of artists, albums and songs that have notably contributed to the canon of protest songs. With that goal in mind, last year I decided I create an online Protest Music Hall of Fame. It is now time to start the nominating process for 2019. The results of […]
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