Hurray For The Riff Raff, from the artist’s Bandcamp I started this website back on December 6th, 2017. During that first month, I hastily compiled a list of the 25 best protest albums. Back then I wasn’t cataloguing what I was listening to like I am now. I decided to revisit the list and expand it to 40. You will […]
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Since I started this site at the end of 2017, I seem to introduce these lists with variations of it has been a shitty year, but at least we have the music. At this point, I really don’t know what else to say. So here is a list of some of the notable socially conscious albums released so far this […]
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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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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 […]
Learn more →The Song Sommelier, a website dedicated to the curating of playlists recently published both a now and then playlist of protest music. Along with the two playlists is an informative write-up which contained thoughts on the socially conscious music represented by the 2019 Mercury Prize nominees. Protest Music Now Protest Music Then For more protest music, feel free to check […]
Learn more →Along with this website, I have been writing about protest music for Shadowproof. Twice a month a post on this site is also featured on their site. Periodically I also contribute to their lists of best albums. Recently I contributed to their Top Ten Protest Albums of 2019 (So Far) list. I selected five albums to write about and the […]
Learn more →What is notable about the current year in protest music is diversity. Not only is there a wide range of genres and topics covered, but there is also a diverse array of artists who are making their voices heard. There was so much great music that it was difficult to narrow this list down to 30 albums. The objective of […]
Learn more →Here is your weekly sample of recently released socially conscious music. Songs and Videos: Gacked on Anger – Amyl and the Sniffers The Aussie punk quartet just released their full-length self-titled debut. The album isn’t overly political, but “Gacked on Anger” is a righteous 70s inspired anthem of disenfranchisement. Notable lyrics: “I wanna help out the people on the street/But […]
Learn more →Here is a brief recap of some of the socially conscious music released in the past week. Songs and Videos Future Come Around – &More &More is a duo made up of vocalist Donn T and rapper Chill Moody. They just released a music video for “Future Come Around”, a track off their 2019 debut album Ethel Bobcat. The tune […]
Learn more →The following Spotify playlist includes 2019 released socially conscious tunes which have been featured on this site. The playlist will continue to be updated as new songs are added. Also, feel free to check out the previously posted Protest Songs of 2018 playlist.
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