JUGS JAMS: FALL of the Patriarchy Playlist (2020 edition)

Illustration by Allie Runnion for Just Us Gals

The last several months have been undoubtedly focused on reflection - of ourselves and of society. We’re learning and unlearning, asking questions and looking at inherent biases within our own selves that we must work to dismantle. For me, one of those areas was music. I shamefully admit that my deep appreciation and love for music had invisible boundaries that I never sought to challenge - my Spotify library is predominantly white, and that is something I want to call out and change. I consciously sought out new music and genres that I spent less time listening to and focused my efforts around elevating the voices of and becoming more inclusive in how I curate my playlists. Listening to the stories being told through these artists has been eye-opening. In an effort to bring light to my blind spots, and maybe yours, I focused this playlist on Womxn of Color - highlighting the icons we know and love and the ones on the come up.  I hope this playlist inspires you to challenge your own areas of bias, reflect on how you can broaden your inclusion and maybe get you moving and grooving through these challenging times. 

Artist on the rise: The War and Treaty

This Husband and Wife duo have a soulful and bluesy, country energy with an edge of Rock N Roll. It’s familiar in that you feel like you’ve been listening to them your whole life, and new all the same. They recently received Emerging Act of the Year by Americana Music Association - keep a look out for this one.

On Repeat: Water Me Down: Vagabon

It’s hard to pin the sound on this song or any of Vagabon’s music to one sound - she defies genres and in her own words ‘break the rules you think you are bound by.’ That’s exactly what she does - don’t stop with this song, but check out Vagabon in her entirety for an eclectic vibe. 

Hometown She-Ro: Oompa 

Recently, Oompa was interviewed for a Boston Magazine feature and said “If we make art, even if the content doesn’t directly address what’s happening in the world and what’s happening to Black people, I think that art is still protest. Because even if you’re leading people toward joy, or if you’re leading people toward the party, when Black people are making sense of their mind and the world, I think that’s a protest right there.”
You can’t say it any better than that.

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Allie Kovalik is a content contributor who has an ear for music, an eye for dogs, and a taste for tacos. Follow all three of her adventures (and many more) on Instagram: @alliek20

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