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 →Sihasin is a brother and sister drum and bass duo made up of Jeneda and Clayson Benally. Hailing from the Diné (Navajo) Nation in northern Arizona, they blend indigenous music with a hard rock sound. The band’s name is the Navajo word for hope, and their music definitely reflects a hope for positive change. Their recently released sophomore album, Fight Like a Woman […]
Learn more →She Makes War is the moniker of UK indie artists Laura Kidd. Her fourth full length album Brace For Impact will be released on September 28, 2018. Kidd made the following statement about her musical motivation on the upcoming album, “People still live in fear of persecution and violence every day for the “crime” of being themselves. With everything that’s going on in […]
Learn more →Heart Hunters is a husband and wife folk duo consisting of Drew de Man and Brianna Blackbird. They released their first full length album in 2015 under the moniker Pretend Sweethearts. They recently released their follow-up American Eclipse. The album explores issues both personal and political. The opening track “Normal America” is described on the band’s website as “a protest song shining a harsh […]
Learn more →Canadian experimental indie pop artist Petra Glynt isn’t one to shy away from political commentary in her music. Her 2017 album This Trip contained music that in Glynt’s words “is in support of social movements and in support of people power.” Her follow-up album, My Flag Is A Burning Rag Of Love is due out September 7, 2018. Based on the three […]
Learn more →Jeff Rosenstock is a veteran DIY artist who is known for being in multiple bands such as The Arrogant Sons of Bitches and Bomb the Music Industry! In early 2018 he released his fourth album Post-. Rosenstock started writing for the album during the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election and many of the tunes on the album are reflections of current […]
Learn more →Jennifer Holub is a Canadian singer-songwriter who uses her music to explore important feminist themes. Her sophomore album The Reckoning is set to be released September 28, 2018. On her Bandcamp page the album is described as “a hawkish condemnation of society’s place for women, and an urgent call to rouse from it. “ “For me the reckoning means coming to terms […]
Learn more →“Return of Jafar” is off of Natural Born Leaders 2018 debut EP, About Time. The tune is an infectious hybrid of funk, jazz, rock and rap. Front-man Micheal Martinez made the following statement about the song’s motivation: “The lyrics were inspired by me being let down after the series of unfortunate events that took place with the water protectors in […]
Learn more →On July 24, 2012, James Germon Harper, an unarmed black man was shot to death by a Dallas police man. Harper was the cousin of rapper Bobby Sessions. That experience heavily influenced the songs from Sessions 2018 major label debut, RVLTN-Chapter 1:The Divided States Of AmeriKKKa. In an interview with Billboard, Sessions explained how he was able to channel the death of his […]
Learn more →“Rabbits Revenge” is the latest track off of Tom Morello’s upcoming album The Atlas Underground, due out October 12, 2018. It is an explosive expose on police brutality. “We just have to keep putting the corrupt ones on tape and letting people know that we’re not really gonna stand for this shit too much longer,” Big Boi stated in the behind […]
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