Kimmortal, from the artist’s Bandcamp Here is a recap of some of the socially conscious music released in July. Songs/Videos: Hot Planet – Snotty Nose Rez Kids This recently released video is for a track off the Canadian Indigenous rap duo 2022 album I’m Good, HBU?. The tune and video make reference to climate change and indigenous issues. The album […]
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RIP Sinéad O’Connor (December 8, 1966-July 26, 2023) Photo courtesy of Man Alive, via Flickr Sadly, influential Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56. During her career, she established herself as a controversial and uncompromising figure. An example of this is when she performed a cappella reworking of Bob Marley’s “War” during an […]
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Cheekface, from the artist’s Bandcamp Often I’m sent suggestions of artists, albums, and songs. These have sometimes been spotlighted as a Daily Dose of Protest or part of the monthly recaps, but I often don’t get around to posting. It is a while since I did one of these, but here is a sample of some of the musical gems […]
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HMLTD, from the artist’s Bandcamp We are just a little bit beyond the halfway point of 2023 and there has already been plenty to protest, and the music being made reflects that. It was difficult to narrow it down to 30, but here is a sampling of the best socially conscious albums released so far. Most of these albums have […]
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Home Is Where, from the artist’s Bandcamp Another month and another recap. Check out a sampling of the socially conscious music released during June. Songs/Videos: John Wayne Was a Nazi – Fucked Up & The Halluci Nation This collaboration between Canadian hardcore band Fucked Up and Indigenous EDM act Halluci Nation is a reworking of a tune by hardcore pioneers […]
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