I feel global political oppression or global wars usually produce great music but Macklemore might be the peak.

Nothing against him, some of his songs are good, but I expected real rage inducing stuff with everything going on. Or is this just the state of music as a whole?

OQB @Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de

  • MyBrainHurts@lemmy.caBannedEnglish
    33·
    7 months ago

    I listen to a lot of weird punk and am not particularly good at knowing what’s popular, but I’d guess Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino and/or Run the Jewels?

    • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      7 months ago

      RTJ is so fucking good at bringing that class conscious fire in the belly that RATM did. To be honest though, I think acts like Brass Against are keeping the music and the message alive and deserve a lot more visibility.

      • MyBrainHurts@lemmy.caBannedEnglish
        7·
        7 months ago

        Brass against is so much fun!

        (Admittedly, I have a soft spot for brass acts like March Fourth n Too Many Zoos.)

        Fully agree, RTJ is probably the closest in terms of RATM fire but sadly generally figure them as the least popular of the three? (Though I am ignorant as hell about what’s popular)

        • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          7 months ago

          I hadn’t heard of those two, loving them both already! I love brass mixed into other music but I’ve never been much of a ska fan, which is the first place you usually expect to get that. It’s hard to know where to look and I’m always delighted to find it.

          Stuff like Gwar’s Saddam A-Go-Go (even when Brockie was poking fun at ska he did it well) and N.A.S.A.'s Spacious Thoughts where the brass takes an already heavy sound and makes it soar - it gives me life every time.

          • MyBrainHurts@lemmy.caBannedEnglish
            1·
            7 months ago

            Haven’t heard Spacious Thoughts, sounds like a fun time, I’ll blare some while working today!

            Oddly, I dug ska growing up but my more recent delve into brass bands are no doubt the result of my buddy watching Treme and getting really into New Orleans brass! So, if you’re looking for more, for me that was a great jumping off point to the likes of the Dirty Dozen Brass band and the Rebirth Brass band.

    • otacon239@lemmy.world
      9·
      7 months ago

      I’ve had this conversation with one of my older friends. We used to have a lot more of a monoculture when it came to media. You could joke about last night’s popular TV shows because nearly everyone you knew was watching them.

      There just wasn’t as much stuff being produced at the time. Now, you can always be listening to something new, 24/7, and you still won’t even begin to tap the potential of “what’s popular”. And once you step outside the US, that blows up to a whole new proportion.

  • KokusnussRitter@discuss.tchncs.de
    8·
    7 months ago

    I feel like we need to define ‘this generation’. Are we talking young people, currently popular artists? Because I’m at the age where you realize that you’re not that young anymore xD

    Apart from that I’d like to mention Doechii. Some of her songs are about black trauma and reflection on her live

    • whoisearth@lemmy.ca
      6·
      7 months ago

      RTJ4 coming out right when the pandemic and George Floyd being murdered was magical. That album is straight gas. Saying this as a 48 year old white dude.

      • mocheeze@lemmy.world
        2·
        7 months ago

        And then the tour getting cancelled for COVID and then Zack fucking his ankle was a real bummer.

  • NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net
    6·
    7 months ago

    Zeal and Ardor.

    An absolute top tier band that stand for human rights and who’s lyrics reflect their beliefs.

    Created by a black metal artist from Sweden who made one of the best black metal albums of the past 5 years, who have since released banger after banger.

    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/racist-4chan-comment-album/

    Also seconded/thirded on Run the Jewels. “Close your eyes and count to fuck” is on the forever playlist.

  • Goldholz
    5·
    7 months ago

    I dont think there is one. Many listening to so many artists.

    But naethan apollo is one of my favorits!

  • Tom_Hanx_the_Actor@lemmy.world
    4·
    7 months ago

    Reading all of this and not seeing Visgra Boys or Mannequin Pussy is weird. Shout out to Lamborghini Girls too.

    I’m 40 so idk what the kids like.

    • bstix@feddit.dk
      5·
      7 months ago

      I have never even read those names before, and I think this illustrates the issue.

      Protest songs used to reach world wide top charts because that’s what people bought. This was ruined by commercialization, so that charts now only show what labels want to sell. People who actually choose what music to consume will scatter out into online bubbles that are completely detached from the mainstream and public view.

      This makes it almost impossible to reach as big an audience as done by RATM and others did in previous decades.

      Perhaps young people ought to do protest TikToks instead of protest songs.

  • jacksilver@lemmy.world
    4·
    7 months ago

    It’s hard for me to think of one as many artists may come out with a couple political songs, but it isn’t necessarily their whole discography.

    Macklemore and Childish Gambino come to mind for me as both have had political songs and somewhat politically active.

    • 0ops@piefed.zipEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      Hell yeah! The whole “For the People” album just released is fantastic and just what op is looking for I bet. I was just at a show with them, Bad Religion, and the Mainliners, all three kicked ass