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 →UK punk band IDLES just released their sophomore album Joy as an Act of Resistance. Two previous singles from the album, “Danny Nedelko” and “Samaritans” were featured as Daily Dose of Protest. Those singles respectively dealt with immigration and toxic masculinity. The album’s fourth single, “Great” deals with the issue of Brexit and how it is motivated by xenophobia. Lyrics such […]
Learn more →“Samaritans” is the third single off of IDLES upcoming sophomore album Joy as an Act of Resistance, due out August 31st, 2018. I previously featured their second single “Danny Nedelko” as a Daily Dose of Protest. Both the tune and video is a scathing indictment of toxic masculinity. While performing in concert lead singer Joe Talbot is known to introduce […]
Learn more →“Danny Nedelko” is the second single by UK post-punk IDLES, off of their soon to be released sophomore full length album Joy as an Act of Resistance due out August 31, 2018. The songs namesake is a close friend of the band and he is an Ukrainian immigrant. Danny also appears in the joyful video. The tune is a stirring pro-immigration anthem. […]
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