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 other five were curated by Kevin Gosztola.
The five albums I wrote about were also featured on the previously posted 30 Best Albums of 2019 (So Far), but the writeups are more detailed. Four of the five albums selected by Gosztola made my top 30 list, but all of them are worth a listen.
Below is the top ten list (listed alphabetically by artist). Click on this link for the complete writeups.
Kishi Bashi — Omoiyari
Evan Greer — she/her/they/them
Tracy Howe – Things That Grow (Kevin Gosztola)
Last Poets – Transcending Toxic Times (Kevin Gosztola)
Damon Locks/Black Monument Ensemble – Where Future Unfolds (Kevin Gosztola)
Our Native Daughters – Songs Of Our Native Daughters
Snotty Nose Rez Kids – Trapline
Mavis Staples – We Get By (Kevin Gosztola)
Steel Pulse – Mass Manipulation (Kevin Gosztola)
Kate Tempest – The Book Of Traps and Lessons