Contributed by Jonny Collins
Nearly 3 years old, where has the time gone!
Oh right, into the apocalypse, yeah that thing.
It feels so weird that we will be shortly celebrating our 3rd birthday in a live show given that we weren’t even able to celebrate our 1st birthday in person, and our 2nd birthday for a number of reasons went uncelebrated. So this will be our first live birthday show, and what an incredible line up we have to celebrate it!
But that’s not why you’re reading this. You nerds want to know what pieces of music I have deemed appropriate to party to as we celebrate being one year closer to inevitable irrelevancy. Well buckle your seatbelt, because we’ve got a double length playlist for you available on Tidal, Spotify and YouTube.
Unfortunately not all tracks are available on Tidal, but we are making a conscious effort to move away from using Spotify as it’s run by a war-hungry capitalist who takes advantage of artists whilst making labels and himself millions off the art of others. While this is true of all companies, Spotify are particularly bad, and we’d like to at least try to be marginally more ethical in the services we promote
(We say, as we continue to stream on an Amazon-owned platform and make use of Google to run and host a huge amount of our services. But Spotify is much easier to stop using before they have a complete monopoly on the internet. Hell, even Apple Music is ethically superior to Spotify in terms of treatment of artists and not overtly profiting warmongers. Overtly. That I know of.)
So this may or may not be permanent, and we may try a few different services over the next few months. We welcome recommendations for music platforms to use.
If only Bandcamp had a playlisting feature. If only Bandcamp wasn’t just bought by Epic.
Sigh. Capitalism literally ruins everything.
So, as this is a double length playlist and depending on what platform you’re using will be different, I’m not going to go in depth on all of these – but I will include a comprehensive list of all tracks so you can build your own playlist on whichever service you use.
Some of these tracks are from themed playlists throughout the year, others are new which I think are very on brand for us but I’ve either only recently discovered, or haven’t found a way to shoehorn in anywhere else. I will include Bandcamp or download links where applicable – and a one sentence background context line as to why they’re on the list.
1. Desperate Measures – The Human Project
Bandcamp Link: https://thehumanproject.bandcamp.com/track/desperate-measures
This is our theme song! “Call me Snowflake, and you’ll feel the Avalanche” is our motto, and The Human Project are good lads who deserve more love.
2. Tilting Against Windmills – Protest the Hero
Gay Positive Progressive Mathcore.
3. Purge the Poison – MARINA
From our AFAB, Women and Femme Solidarity playlist.
4. BURN IT – FEVER 333
Fever 333 are proof that Nu Metal is better when it’s not done by white Gen Xers.
5. Unstoppable – Ad Infinitum
It’s hard to find good Power/Symphonic metal to put on our playlists, this one is great.
6. TERF Obliteration – Hush
Bandcamp Link: https://hushband.bandcamp.com/track/terf-obliteration
Trans Inclusionary Brutal Blackened Death Metal is my gender.
7. Voice of the Voiceless – Rage Against the Machine
Voice of the Voiceless is our thesis goal.
Not in a “I’ve been cancelled for using slurs, give me a platform” way – but in a “our identities are oppressed to the point of literal extinction, let me speak” kind of way.
8. The Guillotine – The Coup
Because we are nothing if not stereotypical communist revolutionaries.
9. Racists – Anti-Flag
I don’t want to give white people credit for tackling racism in their music, but this Anti-Flag track is actually pretty succinct and solid with its theme.
10. Kill The Rich – Vindicator
Bandcamp Link: https://vindicator.bandcamp.com/
Disclaimer – we don’t actually condone murder. But if we did…
11. See You In Hell – Common Sense Kid
Bandcamp Link: https://commonsensekid.bandcamp.com/track/see-you-in-hell
Stripped back Punk Rock about what a prick Jacob Rees-Mogg is is something we can never have enough of.
12. Rotten Dichotomy – The Best of The Worst
Bandcamp Link: https://badtimerecords.bandcamp.com/track/the-best-of-the-worst-rotten-dichotomy
Hardcore Ska empowering Non-Binary kids. This song fucking slaps.
13. Fuck These Fuckin’ Fascists – The Muslims
Bandcamp Link: https://themuslims.bandcamp.com/album/fuck-these-fuckin-fascists-2
Disclaimer, we don’t actually condone having sex with Fascists.
14. Mutual Aid – Faintest Idea
Bandcamp Link: https://faintestidea.bandcamp.com/track/mutual-aid
Faintest Idea did Corbyn’s manifesto before Corbyn was even labour leader. Faintest Idea for PM.
15. Nowhere Generation – Rise Against
Bandcamp Link: https://riseagainst.bandcamp.com/album/nowhere-generation
Gen X Punks somehow releasing a Gen Z empowerment anthem that feels 100% authentic in 2021. Kudos.
16. There Are Dozens Of Us! – Animal Byproducts
Bandcamp Link: https://animalbyproducts.bandcamp.com/track/there-are-dozens-of-us-2
Why does this song not exist on any other streaming platform but Spotify, ffs.
17. Oligarchy – Space Monkey Mafia
Pretty topically relevant.
18. We’re The Cool Kids – Ryan Cassata
If Ryan Cassata says it, you know it’s true. I won’t hear a word against it – if you’re one of us, you’re a cool kid too – even if you’re 67.
19. The Island – The Skints
Bandcamp Link: https://mrbongo.bandcamp.com/track/the-island
It’s upsetting that this song hasn’t got any less relevant since 2019.
20. Class Struggle – Dog Park Dissidents
Bandcamp Link: https://dogparkdissidents.com/track/class-struggle
What if Karl Marx but explicitly queer.
21. Q.U.E.E.N. – Janelle Monae
Smooth and empowering as fuck.
22. Natural Corruption – Epica
Obligatory goth inclusion.
23. I Am Her – Shea Diamond
Shea Diamond is the hardest motherfucker alive today, and is literally braver than our troops. If you went through even half the shit she’s been through and have come out even half as strong and iconic as she is, then you are a queer icon my friend.
24. Change is Coming – Skyclad
Bandcamp Link: https://listenable-records.bandcamp.com/track/change-is-coming-skyclad
From our Environmentalist playlist.
25. Neo-Nazi Metalheads Will Be Hanged And Their Broken Corpses Openly Mocked – Gaylord
Bandcamp Link: https://gaylord.bandcamp.com/track/neo-nazi-metalheads-will-be-hanged-and-their-broken-corpses-openly-mocked
Anti-Fascist Black Metal from a band called Gaylord. No brainer.
26. Point the Finger – Body Count
Body Count’s most recent but by no means only “Fuck the Police” anthem, featuring the late, great, Riley Gale.
27. White People For Peace – Against Me!
From our Anti-War playlist.
28. I Heard You Want Your Country Back – Bob Vylan
Bandcamp Link: https://bobvylan.bandcamp.com/track/i-heard-you-want-your-country-back-bonus-track
Bob Vylan proving that UK Punk is better when it’s not inauthentic middle class white people doing it.
29. Burn The House Down – AJR
I like AJR, okay? Leave me alone.
30. I Hate The Rich – The Dils
Can’t actually remember how this track ended on here, but the sentiment is shared.
31. Better Decide Which Side You’re On – Tom Robinson Band
Throwback to a queer liberation musical hero – who’s songs are just as relevant today as they were 40-50 years ago.
32. Boris Johnson is STILL a Fucking Cunt – The Kunts
Bandcamp Link: https://kuntandthegang.bandcamp.com/track/boris-johnson-is-still-a-fucking-cunt
Why this wasn’t on our best of 2021 playlist I’ll never know. Absolute classic.
33. The Only Good Fascist Is A Very Dead Fascist – Propagandhi
Bandcamp Link: https://propagandhi.bandcamp.com/track/the-only-good-fascist-is-a-very-dead-fascist
I mean, it’s true.
34. Our Time Is Now – Diamond Head
Uplifting and unapologetic revolutionary anthem from Metal titans Diamond Head.
35. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
So weird that the right try to adopt this band as one of their own.
36. The 1% – Knife Club
Bandcamp Link: https://tnsrecords.bandcamp.com/track/the-1
The 1% are fucking cunts.
37. Morbid Obsessions – We Are The Union
Bandcamp Link: https://wearetheunion.bandcamp.com/track/morbid-obsessions
This whole album is essential listening for Trans people and allies.
38. Heterosexuality is a Construct – Onsind
Bandcamp Link: https://onsind.bandcamp.com/track/heterosexuality-is-a-construct
Quit using your made up sexual limitations to oppress others, straight weirdos.
39. Stalemate – Enter Shikari
Missed this one off of last month’s anti-war playlist. Better late than never, and sadly still relevant.
40 . Borders – M.I.A.
Everything M.I.A. has ever put out tbh. Can’t wait for the new album.
41. SAVE The World – Toby Fox
Bandcamp Link: https://tobyfox.bandcamp.com/album/undertale-soundtrack
You bet your ass I’ve shoehorned some Undertale love in here.
42. Not Enough – Hyenah
Soundcloud Link: https://soundcloud.com/watergaterecords/hyenah-not-enough-feat-lazarusman
Straight forward and catchy electro track championing Anti-Racism, not just ignoring race.
43. Tunnel Vision – Kae Tempest
From like half of last year’s playlists. This track is basically perfect.
44. It’s A Sin – Pet Shop Boys
Throwback to champions of Gay music of the last 40 years.
45. There’s Going To Be A Revolution – The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
Bandcamp Link: https://blamedfornothing.bandcamp.com/track/theres-going-to-be-a-revolution
There’s going to be a Revolution.
And that’s all of the tracks! As I say, you can listen to most of these songs on Tidal or YouTube – but both are missing a couple of tracks. We’ll continue to research alternate platforms in the meantime, and hopefully find a suitable library that doesn’t fund the literal worst aspects of humanity.
Join us on Twitch.tv/blizzardcomedy on the 28th March where Andrew Marsh, Bobbie Jones, Kirstie Summers, Eddie French, Ash Preston, Tom Short and Kitty Messalina will deconstruct the major news events of the past month – and book tickets to our live show at 53Two on the 4th April!
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