20 Protest Songs of Neil Young

The iconic Canadian singer-songwriter is still going strong six decades into his career. He has also lived in the States for several years, officially becoming a US citizen in 2020. Neil Young has long been vocal about American policies and politicians. He has also been an outspoken environmentalist and has often explored those themes in his music. Here is a […]

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100 Best Protest Albums of the 2000s

Part of the purpose of this site is to chronicle the historical developments of protest music. One way to do this is to look back at previous decades. I previously published a list of the 100 Best Protest Albums of the 2010s. Now we are going to look back at the best albums of other decades, starting with the 2000s. […]

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40 Best Protest Albums of 2019

As we approach the end of 2019 it is now a good time to look back on some of the notable protest albums released during the year. Many of these albums were also previously featured in the 30 Best Album (So Far) list that was published back in July. The albums are listed alphabetical order. Hopefully, you’ll be introduced to […]

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Two Weeks of Protest Music (September 2-September 15)

Here is a sampling of some of the notable socially conscious music released in the last two weeks. Songs and Videos: Bang Bang – The Avett Brothers “Bang Bang” is the latest track off the veteran folk-rock band’s upcoming tenth album Closer Than Together, due out October 4th. Even though the band doesn’t consider the album political, many of the […]

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