A Month of Protest Music (February)

Here is a recap of some notable socially conscious music released during the month of February. Songs/Videos A Tribe Called Red – Land Back (Featuring Ft. Boogey The Beat & Chippewa Travellers) The Candian Indigenous electronic group released the following tune in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en nation and in voicing their support for the pipelines protests happening throughout Canada. Body Count […]

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Daily Dose of Protest: All Some Kind of Dream – Josh Ritter

Over his two-decade career, Josh Ritter established himself as a well-respected singer-songwriter who is known for his narrative lyrics. Even though Ritter isn’t specifically known for being political, at times his lyrics possess a social awareness. Notable examples include “Girl in the War” and “Thin Blue Flame”, two tunes off his 2006 album The Animal Years which used the Iraq […]

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Top 50 Protest Songs of 2017

This is a continuation of the 2017: The Year In Protest series. Previous entries include Top 40 Protest Albums, Top 5 Protest EPs, and Top 12 Protest Music Videos. Now we’ll look at 50 tunes that helped provide the soundtrack of the 2017 protest movement. 50: What Makes Us Great – Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers (featuring Bruce Springsteen) Journeyman […]

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