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Modern protest songs (lemmy.one)

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What are some of the best protest songs of the last 10 years?

Anohni's HOPELESSNESS is full protest songs and I love them but are there any others?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am not sure if this counts as a protest album, but Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts touches on gun violence, oppression, environmentalism, and the merits of socialism. They have a post-punk vibe. Really great album outside of the message as well, it was my favorite from 2018 and one of my favorite albums in general.

The opening track entitled 'Total Football' is a manifesto of sorts, drawing a metaphor between total football, an originally Dutch tactical system in soccer in which any outfield player can take over the role of any other player in a team, and the call for collectivism between all sectors of society to fight against oppression. And as I said, outside of the message, it also just rocks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Damn I never really looked into the meanings of the songs on that album, even though I quite enjoy it. Got any more insights?