Bob Vylan "We Live Here"

The existence of disruptive voices is important for music and art, and Bob Vylan are definitely that.

Maybe you'd heard of them recently due to their appearance at Glastonbury and their controversial set. Yes, they said something that may be conservatively called "aggressive" and perhaps even "inflammatory," but I wouldn't call it antisemitic. To that point:

We are not for the death of Jews, Arabs or any other race or group of people. We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine. A machine whose own soldiers were told to use "unnecessary lethal force" against innocent civilians waiting for aid. A machine that has destroyed much of Gaza. 

- Bob Vylan on Instragram

Me, I've been around long enough to remember another controversial band called NWA releasesed "Fuck Tha Police" almost 40 years ago. That song was met with the same sort of acrimony at the time, but so were Elvis's hips, and the Beatles' mop tops.

Music and art should be controversial.

I first discovered Bob Vylan three or four years ago and instantly fell in love with their tumultuous fusion of punk, rap, and metal. They caught my attention then and they catch it now.

This is the first song of theirs I fell in love with. Check it out; it's important to listen to challenging voices.