{"id":28066,"date":"2020-06-21T16:29:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T14:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culturedarm.com\/staging\/5793\/?p=28066"},"modified":"2020-06-22T14:43:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T12:43:24","slug":"tracks-of-the-week-20-06-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culturedarm.com\/staging\/5793\/tracks-of-the-week-20-06-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracks of the Week 20.06.20"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Society has seldom seemed so divided, but music might still possess the power to bring people together if only it wasn’t quite so much work. Rarely has music carried such onerous reading lists. Noname has emerged as one of rap’s most eloquent activists, whether dissecting capitalism and colonialism, supporting Black Lives Matter, or advocating prison reform, and she’s even gone to the trouble of founding a book club to highlight authors of colour<\/a>, but this week while making note of her efforts J. Cole asked her to mind her tone<\/a>. Her response in the form of ‘Song 33’ punctured the air of patronage while restoring attention to the murders of trans women and George Floyd<\/a>. Beyonc\u00e9’s Juneteenth special came packaged alongside a directory of black-owned businesses<\/a>, the same day that brought new albums from Teyana Taylor, Smokepurpp, and Black Eyed Peas. And with Anderson. Paak and Leon Bridges keeping up the spirit of protest while Kate NV and Moses Sumney opted for something more esoteric, on Rough and Rowdy Ways<\/em> Bob Dylan brought everything back down to hearth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Playlists: Spotify<\/a><\/span> \u00b7 YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bob Dylan – ‘Mother of Muses’<\/strong><\/p>\n