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 […]
Learn more →As previously mentioned, I regularly contribute to Shadowproof and helped compile with their list of Top Ten Protest Albums of 2022. Kevin Gosztola recently posted a video concerning the list. The writeups can be found at Shadowproof.
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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 list, including their list of Top Ten Protest Albums of 2022. I selected five and the remaining five were selected by Kevin Gosztola. Nine out of the ten albums were […]
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Another year and still plenty to be angry about. Because of this, there was no shortage of protest music and right now we will consider a sampling of the best socially conscious albums of the year. Several of these were previously featured either on the list of the 30 Best Protest Albums of the Year (So Far) or during the […]
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I’ve been going through some health issues and I’m currently typing this from a hospital room, so haven’t been keeping up with things the way I would like to. But still had the opportunity to discover notable socially conscious music during the past month. Here is a sampling. Songs/Videos: war machine – ATide Atide is an artist from Russia who […]
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At this point, I’m not even going to attempt a proper intro. Here is a sampling of notable socially conscious music released in October. RIP D. H. Peligro. Songs/Videos: The Delicate Nature (Featuring Laurie Vincent) – Bob Vylan This is the latest single from the UK grime punk duo which touches upon an array of social issues. Concerning the motivation […]
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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 […]
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The music being made continues to reflect the current socio-political climate. Here is a recap of notable socially conscious music released during August. Songs/Videos: Black AF – Crystal Axis This is the latest tune by the Anti-colonial Afropunk band from Nairobi. The band posted the following statement on the song’s YouTube page: “Black AF draws from our various experiences as […]
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Over the past number of months, posting has been less frequent due to health issues and other personal circumstances. There has been improvement, so I hope to start posting more often. In connection with this, I plan on returning to posting a monthly recap. Below is a list of notable socially conscious songs, videos, and albums released during July. Songs […]
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Since I started this site at the end of 2017, I seem to introduce these lists with variations of it has been a shitty year, but at least we have the music. At this point, I really don’t know what else to say. So here is a list of some of the notable socially conscious albums released so far this […]
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