Here is a recap of some notable socially conscious music released during the month of February. Songs/Videos A Tribe Called Red – Land Back (Featuring Ft. Boogey The Beat & Chippewa Travellers) The Candian Indigenous electronic group released the following tune in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en nation and in voicing their support for the pipelines protests happening throughout Canada. Body Count […]
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U.S. Girls is the experimental pop project of Meg Remy. Her excellent 2018 album, In a Poem Unlimited, addressed various topics including drone violence, workplace safety, the murder of indigenous people and sexual assault. Remy has a gift of subversively marrying political themes with catchy dance beats. That gift is on full display on “4 American Dollars,” the latest single […]
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Worldwide many places recognize February 7th as International Clash Day. This is fitting because with the current state of political turmoil their music has never mattered more. Previously we looked back at ten of their notable protest songs. The band has also been inducted into the Protest Music Hall of Fame. Right now we will look back on ten notable […]
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Canada is often portrayed as the more progressive and less racist neighbour of the United States. Overlooked in that perception is the country’s ongoing troubled history in dealing with its indigenous population. Shedding a light on indigenous issues is Jason Camp and The Posers, a Haida Nation punkabilly band. The band’s mission statement is described on the album’s Bandcamp page […]
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