Hardcore and politics have always gone hand in hand. Despite being unfashionable for a while, there was a time when you couldn’t go to a show without two-stepping into a PETA activist and coming home with a tote bag full of protest zines. 

You might think music and politics aren’t meant to go together but we’ve got a bucket of songs below that prove you wrong, sonny. 

Life is political – your boss and your landlord are political, and it might not be the kind that is doing anyone any favours. Dig into our selection of righteous hardcore jams below and get clued up! 

Revolutionary Mental Attitude – the first of our new playlists coming your way and updated monthly.