December tends to be a slower month in terms of music releases, but there were still some notable socially conscious releases to close out the year. Songs/Videos: Life On Earth (with Preservation Hall Jazz Band) – Hurray For The Riff Raff Hurray For The Riff Raff (aka Alynda Segarra) recently released a new version of the title track off their […]
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Ding dong the Queen is dead. Fuck colonialism! Also, fuck Win Bulter! This is a sampling of some of the notable socially conscious releases during the month of September. Songs/Videos: Odana – Mali Obomsawin Formerly of the folk trio Lula Wiles, this track is off her upcoming solo debut, Sweet Tooth. The album uses field recordings of relatives at Odanak […]
Learn more →I previously posted a list of the 30 best protest albums of 2018. The following list of songs won’t be as detailed. Also it won’t be a strict list of the tunes I feel were the best. It is more of an index of some the best 2018 protest songs that I featured as a Daily Dose of Protest. Below […]
Learn more →The current political climate has become a fertile breeding ground for protest music. Even artists that are generally not known for their politics are writing music that is becoming more socially conscious. The times we live in makes it increasingly difficult to remain apolitical. With that in mind, it should be no surprise that 2018 has already produced, a plethora […]
Learn more →The Discarded is made up of veteran Canadian indie musician Joel Wasson and his two sons Jared and Caden. The trio plays kick ass old school garage punk. Their energetic musical attack is blended with socially conscious lyrics. “Do You Want It Now?” is off of their 2nd full length album, Manifesto. The tune is an anti-conformity anthem (“Develop a […]
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