Disillusioned over a country music scene that was inhospitable to black women, Miko Marks took a 14-year hiatus before returning in 2021 with the powerful album Our Country (one of the best protest albums of 2021). It is an apt title because it can refer to either the music genre or America the country. She recently released the track “Trouble” […]
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Batya is a Jewish singer-songwriter, mystic, teacher, and spiritual leader. She often writes and sings in Hebrew, but her latest English composition is written for women’s reproductive rights. She also released a companion lyric video for the poignant anthem.
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Indigenous bassist, composer, and bandleader Mali Obomsawin recently left the folk trio, Lula Wiles. With Lula Wiles, she wasn’t afraid to compose politically explicit tunes and to speak out on indigenous issues while on stage. But after nearly six years of performing to predominantly white audiences, she was starting to become frustrated with the apathy and racism that she experienced. “I […]
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Lee Bains + The Glory Fires is a southern punk band who released their 4th album Old-Time Folks, an ambitious album that explores the histories of outlaws and revolutionaries from Bains’ home states of Alabama and Georgia. One of the album tracks, “The Battle of Atlanta” references past histories and comments on current social plights such as poverty and homelessness.
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Danceland is a Toronto-based jam band, which includes husband and wife co-vocalists and songwriters Joe and Jale Ferland. They recently released their debut album, Pink Lem. Even though the album may be the band’s debut, Joe Ferland is a veteran musician who came up through the 1990s New York City music scene, playing in an array of rock and pop-punk […]
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This potent anti-homeless tune is off the sludge metal band’s recently released blistering full-length debut album God’s Country. The pointed lyrics sadly resonate: “Why do people have to live outside In tents, under bridges Living with nothing and horribly suffering Why Why do people have to live outside We have the resources We have the means Why”
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Sabina Chantouria is a Swedish/Georgian singer-songwriter who just released the timely song and music video “Blood On Your Hands”. The emotive tune portrays how ordinary people pay the highest price in war. The lyrics explore the open wounds experienced by survivors of conflict. It also expresses hope for refugees to return to the land that was once called home. In […]
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This blistering tune is off the Australian hardcore group’s recently released album Keep You Warm. The searing album rallies against issues such as colonialism, capitalism, and how these corrupt isms contribute to climate disaster. “‘Burn’ is an intense expression of the burnout that can happen when we don’t set boundaries or hold compassion for ourselves,” vocalist Jelena Goluza states. The […]
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In 2021, Mádé Kuti built upon the legacy of his father Femi and legendary grandfather Fela with the release of his debut album For(e)ward. The album was released alongside Femi’s eleventh full-length release Stop The Hate as part of the aptly named double album Legacy + (one of the best protest albums of 2021). After completion of a U.S. tour […]
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This is the 4th single off Cheat Codes, the collaborative album of Danger Mouse and the Roots emcee Black Thought, which will be released on August 12. It also features a couple of hip-hop heavy hitters with A$AP Rocky and Run The Jewels. The potent tune does feature several social critiques ranging from climate change and racism (such as Killer […]
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