50 Best Protest Songs of 2023
Sunny War, from the artist's Bandcamp Back when I started the website in 2017 I included a list of the 50 Best Protest Songs (back when I was still presenting…
Posted in2023: The Year In Protest Music
40 Best Protest Albums of 2023
Dream Nails, from artist's Bandcamp Music is a reflection of society and is often influenced by the political climate. This small sampling of socially conscious albums features a diverse array…
Posted in2023: The Year In Protest Music
Month of Protest: August
Allison Russell, from the artist's Bandcamp Here is a recap of some of the socially conscious music released in August. Songs/Videos: Snakelife - Allison Russell This is the latest single…
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A Month of Protest Music (February)
SOUL GLO. Artist's Bandcamp page In these monthly recaps, I am starting to draw a blank in how to introduce it. Lately, it ends up some variance of these are…
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Lockdown Remix – Anderson .Paak (Ft.JID, Noname & Jay Rock)
Photo by Kadeem Ellis "Lockdown" was released on Juneteenth, which commemorates the liberation of slaves on June 19, 1865. Anderson composed the tune based on his own experience of attending…
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A Month of Protest Music (June)
Oceanator From Artist's Bandcamp Since I started this website in December 2017, there hasn't been a month where there has been this much protest music released. As much as I'm…
Protest Songs of 2019 Playlist
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,…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Song 31 – Noname (featuring Phoelix)
Noname's Room 25 wasn't just the most critically acclaimed album of 2018, but it was also important for its social awareness. The Chicago indie rapper skillfully blended a personal narrative…
Protest Songs of 2018 Playlist
Instead of posting a formal best of 2018 list, I created a playlist of 150 songs. 129 of them were featured as a Daily Dose of Protest. The other 21 tunes…
The 40 Best Protest Albums of 2018
Photo Credit: Band's Website 2018 was a good year for protest music. The downside is that you can't have a good year for protest music without political upheaval. But at least music…