I was thinking about how Bruce Springsteen is the only artist I know of who has written a protest song lately and I was wondering if anyone else had any good recommendations since... 2016 or so.

Edit: so many great recommendations! Thank you all!

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[–] 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Rise Against - Megaphone (2018)
Rise Against - The Numbers (2021)
Rise Against - The Answer (2022)
Macklemore - fucked up (2025)
Carsie Blanton - Ugly Nasty Commie Bitch (2024)
Sorry that these are all YT links.

Clearly I'm a RA fanboy, but I look at the state of the world and I hear their songs, and they're the same picture. I can't ignore their music.

(ehem..except for the new Ricochet album with its questionable production decisions)

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