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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The indie rock trio recently released their sophomore album Too Much to Ask, which blends catchy melodies with witty and scathing social critiques. Singer-guitarist Greg Katz comments on the motivation behind the album: “I think the last year or so has drawn a big circle around a lot of things we all already knew, but maybe didn’t know we knew. […]
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This hard-hitting tune is off Hostile Architecture, the sophomore album by the Scottish Red and Anarchist Black Metal (RABM) band. According to the Bandcamp description, the album “is a sonic exploration of the ways that subjects under late capitalism are constrained and set in motion via the various structures that uphold stratification and oppression in urban contexts.” Those themes are […]
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Ezra Furman recently released a potent new single and companion video, “Lilac and Black”, from her forthcoming album, All of Us Flames, out on August 26. The album is part of a trilogy that includes 2018’s Transangelic Exodus and 2019’s Twelve Nudes. Furman describes the album as “a queer album for the stage of life when you start to understand that you […]
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I can’t find too much info on this Australian rock trio, but based on the internet they have been described as “exotic grunge” and ‘”enviro punk”. They also formed in 2021 during the pandemic lockdown. This song is an anthemic jam.
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The genesis of the Intellectual Dark Wave began in 2019 as a Twitter joke. It started with a string of Depeche Mode-influenced tunes mocking prominent conservative figures of the so-called “Intellectual Dark Web” such as Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro. The 1980s-inspired tunes included an eclectic mix of country, punk, metal, and disco, and tackled societal ills such as police […]
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The prolific rapper, singer-songwriter, and poet recently released a video for “Powerless” a track off his latest album The Grift. He also released The Grift Home Companion, a spoken word album that further addresses the issues brought up on The Grift. The lyrics address the variety of ways that the political establishment strives to make its citizens feel powerless. The […]
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