New releases always slow down in December, but there was still some notable socially conscious music that came out during the final month of a shitty year. Songs/Videos: Run The Jewels – The Ground Below (Royal Jewels Mix) (featuring Royal Blood) This is a reworking of a tune that appeared on the rap duo’s 2020 masterpiece RTJ 4 (which was […]
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Along with this site, I regularly contribute to Shadowproof. Twice a month a post on this site is also featured on theirs. I have also contributed to their best albums lists, including their list of Top Ten Protest Albums of 2020. I selected five albums and the remaining five were picked by Kevin Gosztola. Eight of the ten albums were […]
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When I was compiling the list of the 40 best protest albums of 2020, there were several excellent releases I was considering that were technically EPs, so I decided to make a separate list instead. The following is presented in alphabetic order by the artist. Backxwash – STIGMATA EP STIGMATA EP by Backxwash This could be considered a companion piece […]
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Just about every 2020 best album list features some variance of 2020 was a shitty year, but at least we had plenty of good music to help get us through. Let’s skip all of that, and get straight to the list of the 40 best protest albums of 2020. When putting the list together several notable releases deserved consideration but […]
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As we start to approach the end of the year, the number of new releases start to decrease. Despite this, there were still several socially conscious songs and albums released during the month. Here is a sampling. Songs/Videos: Yankee and the Brave (Run The Jewels) – No Save Point This hard-hitting tune credited to the Run The Jewels alter egos […]
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As we get closer to the US Presidential election there has been a spike in protest music. Much of the music released is either directly aimed at Trump or discusses the importance of voting. As with the previous months, there is also music that addresses issues of systemic racism, police brutality, and a variety of other social concerns. Also, in […]
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The pandemic has affected everyone, including musicians. With the traditional touring and promo channels being adversely affected many artists that were supposed to release albums earlier in the year have delayed their releases. The good news is that many have decided to release these albums during the fall months, so this month and next have and will see many notable […]
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We continue to live in crazy times. The issues of police brutality and ongoing Black Lives Matter protests were magnified with Jacob Blake being shot seven times by police on August 23. Since then there has been increased violence and deaths with right-wing counter-protest groups traveling to Portland and Kenosha to stir up further divisiveness. On top of that, Corona […]
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After the noticeable spike in political music in June, July eased off a bit. But there was still plenty of music to provide the soundtrack to what continues to be tumultuous times. We are still in the middle of a pandemic, people continue to protest, and Breonna Taylor’s murderers are still free. Here is a recap of some of the […]
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Along with this site, I also have had the privilege of regularly contributing to Shadowproof. Twice a month a post on this website is also featured on theirs. I have also been asked to contribute to their best albums lists. Recently I contributed to their list of Top Ten Protest Albums of 2020 (So Far). I selected five albums and […]
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