A Month of Protest: May

Fatoumata Diawara, from artist Bandcamp Another month has passed and here is your monthly recap of notable socially conscious music. Songs/Videos: America Has a Problem (featuring Kendrick Lamar) – BeyoncĂ© This remix of the track off BeyoncĂ© 2022 album Renaissance features poignant contributions from Kendrick Lamar.  Save the World – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit This is the latest […]

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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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Two Weeks of Protest Music (August 12-25)

Here is a recap of some of the noteworthy socially conscious music released within the past two weeks. Songs and Videos: Flames – Chastity “Flames” is the latest single from the Canadian alternative band’s upcoming album Homemade Satan, due out September 13th. The album is a political concept album meant to represent the marginalized voices that often go unheard. Frontman […]

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