The latest tune by the prolific socially conscious singer-songwriter is a scathing indictment of the U.S.’s healthcare system, written in the wake of the shooting death of the UnitedHealthcare CEO. He also borrows from another brilliant satirist. pulling the melody from John Prine’s “Fish and Whistle”. Welles released two albums in 2024, including one of the best protest albums of […]
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From the artist’s website The following anti-Trump tune by Anya Turner and Robert Grusecki is a rewrite of a tune they originally released and featured on the site in 2019 (and appeared on their 2022 socially conscious album In This Raggedy Time). The New York City duo have experienced success composing for musical theatre. Just like the previous version, the […]
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Video screenshot This tune appears to be the first release by the emerging singer-songwriter Jez Marie. According to the quick bio provided to me she “merges pop, R&B, hip-hop, and disco funk, delivering meaningful lyrics on love, compassion, and unity. Advocating for the marginalized, she spreads positivity and faith in an industry often centered on negativity.” It will be interesting […]
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Photo courtesy of Sven Mandel, via Wikimedia Commons Just in time for the US presidential election, the latest single from the upcoming album Merciless by the heavy metal project of Ice-T is a scathing indictment of the two-party system and the illusion of choice. As far as Ice-T is concerned, both sides of the political aisles (“Democrips Bloodpublicans)” are gangstas […]
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Off the artist’s Bandcamp. This is the title track off the crust punk band’s recently released EP. They effectively employ medieval imagery as a means to explore modern societal issues. As mentioned on the EP’s Bandcamp page, the EP and title track are “an ode to the sacred bonds of friendship.” It also mentions that “in a dark age where […]
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From the artist’s Bandcamp This is the latest single off the anarchist folk punk duo upcoming 3rd Sister Wife Sex Change, out August 2nd. The tune concludes with the potent lyrics: “From our rivers to our seasWe’re drowning in our leaders’ greedAllowing each atrocityUntil we rise up againstFrom our rivers to our seasWe don’t live in democracyWhat has a ballot […]
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This song by the UK electronic act Acid Klaus features haunting vocals by Philly Piper and a remix by the veteran electronic artist and film score composer David Holmes. The pulsating tune addresses working-class struggles and is accompanied by a trippy music video by Ukrainian director Alexander Dobrev. The song appears on the 6-track EP PTSD By Proxy. All proceeds […]
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From the artist’s Bandcamp This epic 20-minute tune is off the prolific spoken word artist and, experimental jazz musician’s album recently released Deluxe version of her album The Great Bailout (the original version was one of the best protest albums of 2024 so far). Similar to the album, the song explores the British slave industry.
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From artist’s Bandcamp This is the title and opening track from the veteran hardcore band’s 2023 album. The entire album is explicitly political, and this scathing protest tune includes the lyric: “It’s as American as taking from your neighbor. Pledged to the flag of stolen land, stolen labor.”
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Miss Christine, from artist’s Bandcamp. This tune is a collaboration between Genderqueer musicians Alma Drake and Christine Moad (who performs as Miss Christine). Released on June 1st for Pride month, the song was written to protest anti-trans and other anti-LGBTQ legislation—all proceeds from sales of the single benefit the Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund. Also, I had the opportunity to […]
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