Leyla McCalla – Money is King

Ahead of the new album The Capitalist Blues being released next week, Leyla McCalla has a video for the song “Money is King”. It and the album’s title track are moving folk songs with an unwavering sense of social justice.

Ruby Ibarra – Taking Names

Ruby Ibarra‘s CIRCA91 is an astounding album and back in November a video was released for the standout track “Taking Names”. Both the track and album deserve resurfacing.

Brass Against the Machine

Brass Against the Machine puts out stellar covers, primarily of Rage Against the Machine songs.

The Coup’s “The Guillotine”

The Coup’s “The Guillotine” came back to mind after listening to the most recent episode of Millennials Are Killing Captialism featuring a great interview with Boots Riley. What a track! Guillotines are still necessary, don’t doubt it.

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A Perfect Circle’s Eat the Elephant

A Perfect Circle‘s Eat the Elephant is a wonderful album, start to finish. The two standout tracks for me are the the scathing “TalkTalk” and the winking, soaring “So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish”.

Ruby Ibarra’s “US”

US is a standout track on Ruby Ibarra’s CIRCA91, and the video for it that was released earlier this week powerfully embodies representation and activism.

Janelle Monáe’s “Make Me Feel”

Janelle Monáe’s “Make Me Feel” channels Prince in the best way.

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Ruby Ibarra's "Here"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZpdTh8ZsDo&feature=youtu.be

“Here” is the first video from Ruby Ibarra’s excellent CIRCA91.

samuraiguitarist's cover of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up"

This morning I was introduced to SamauriGuitarist’s delightful spaghetti western reimaginings of songs including “Billie Jean” and “The Final Countdown“. It was the Rick Astley cover that won me over.

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