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Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

I write. I also make EDM / punk protest songs, synth controllers + synth presets.
Get my stuff free here: https://linktr.ee/MatWard

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Mat Ward @matwardmusic.bsky.social · Nov 14

Your vote's a joke
If it changed anything they'd make it illegal
Yeah your vote's a joke
If it changed anything they'd confine it to history

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T8i...

Your Vote's A Joke (official lyric video)

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Green Left

@greenleftonline.bsky.social

10 essential new protest albums everyone needs to hear, including

@empressof.bsky.social
POKEY LAFARGE
THE MARY WALLOPERS
@tommorelloofficial.bsky.social
BIG NOTER
NEIL YOUNG
@thelindalindas.bsky.social
ANYX
EDDY MACK

www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1463/cu...

#protestmusic

September 28, 2026 at 10:25 AM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

New single "Jensen's Screaming" out now on all platforms.

"This track is hilarious."
- Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip

Click through for lyrics 👇

#Nvidia #JensenHuang #hyperpop #pop

cutebrute.bandcamp.com/track/jensen...

Jensen's Screaming, by cUTEbRUTE

track by cUTEbRUTE

cutebrute.bandcamp.com

September 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

20 years no drink today.

I never went to another AA meeting after I wrote this book 18 years ago 👇

www.amazon.com.au/Around-World...

#sobriety #AA #AlcoholicsAnonymous #addiction #nodrink #noalcohol #sober #straightedge #worldtravel

September 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM

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Green Left

@greenleftonline.bsky.social

The 10 most inspiring new protest albums, including

@davidrovics.bsky.social
MIKE AND THE MOLOTOVS
THE CARP
MISS KANINNA
KAYPS
@paulheatonsolo.bsky.social
@cheekface.bsky.social
KEFAYA
WHAT SO NOT
EAST OF ZERO

www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1461/cu...

#protestmusic

August 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM

Reposted by Mat Ward

Green Left

@greenleftonline.bsky.social

In 2023, Dolly Parton released her seething song "World On Fire", which she wrote after seeing so many "natural disasters". "Greedy politicians, present and past," she sang. "They wouldn’t know the truth if it bit ’em in the ass."

#DollyParton #protestmusic

www.greenleft.org.au/2023/1395/cu...

Looking for 2023's best protest music? Here are 10 albums

Mat Ward looks back at November's political news and the best new music that related to it.

www.greenleft.org.au

August 26, 2026 at 6:15 AM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

"Unfuck The World" played on the radio by DJ Amelia Sparke, who says cUTEbRUTE is "really unique-sounding, socially aware pop music, I recommend checking their album out, it's pretty cool". They discovered it (and bought it) on Bandcamp 😍😘😀🤩🐾

soundcloud.com/cutebrutemus...

#hyperpop #protestmusic

Unfuck The World - on FBi Radio 03 August 2026

Played by DJ Amelia Sparke, who says cUTEbRUTE is "really unique-sounding, socially aware pop music, I recommend checking their album out, it's pretty cool". https://www.fbi.radio/programs/the-bridge

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August 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM

Reposted by Mat Ward

Green Left

@greenleftonline.bsky.social

If you're looking for good protest music, read this, including...

@missmargoprice.bsky.social
THE ROLLING STONES
@davidrovics.bsky.social
HAWXX
THE KING BLUES
DOBBY
COOEE
STEEL CITY SUE
JOBI RICCIO
DANI CORNEJO

www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1459/cu...

#protestsongs #protestmusic #protestsongs2026

July 30, 2026 at 6:14 PM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

I was interviewed by "subversive pop culture" magazine @neuerotica.com about my just-released debut album as @cutebrutemusic.bsky.social. Learn all about it - and where the name cUTEbRUTE came from...

neuerotica.com/magazine/kwl...

#hyperpop #glitch #protestmusic

Neuerotica The Magazine of Subversive Pop Culture cUTEbRUTE 2 cUTE 4u

I always considered electronic music to be the perfect vehicle for subversive social and political commentary, but I wasn’t ready for the coded cuteness that is cUTEbRUTE. The sound doesn’t take away ...

neuerotica.com

July 26, 2026 at 2:22 AM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

Debut LP out now...

Subjects range from AI's giant con (Ride That Boom), to capitalism (Unfuck The World), consumerism (My Temu Trash Pile), Elon Musk (Klanborghini) + Trump's war on Iran (Bombing Just For Fun).

Stream it anywhere here:
album.link/tg8rpqsgznb55

#hyperpop #glitch #protestmusic

Dissident Ditties by cUTEbRUTE

Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

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July 24, 2026 at 9:32 AM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

Here's my latest music column at the huge @goodmenproject.bsky.social including...

@deadpioneers.bsky.social
@pussyriot.bsky.social
@jesse-welles.bsky.social
@oddbeholder.bsky.social
@bethanyrseymour.bsky.social
EVANESCENCE
VIKA & LINDA

goodmenproject.com/featured-con...

#protestmusic

10 New Albums That Ridicule Racists, Billionaires and Bigots

Discover 10 politically charged new albums that challenge racism, inequality, billionaires, and bigotry through powerful protest music.

goodmenproject.com

July 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM

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Green Left

@greenleftonline.bsky.social

10 new albums that ridicule racists, billionaires and bigots, including...

LUTAN FYAH
RAS CEYLON
@deadpioneers.bsky.social
SOLITONE
@pussyriot.bsky.social
@jesse-welles.bsky.social
@oddbeholder.bsky.social
@bethanyrseymour.bsky.social
EVANESCENCE
VIKA & LINDA

www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1456/cu...

June 27, 2026 at 4:14 AM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

Here's my latest music column at the huge @goodmenproject.bsky.social, including...

RATSALAD @lockjawrecordsuk.bsky.social
@whereismuna.bsky.social
@kneecapceol.bsky.social
@toriamos.bsky.social

goodmenproject.com/featured-con...

#protestsongs #protestmusic #protestsongs2026

10 New Albums Those in Power Don’t Want You to Hear

Do you think there’s no good protest music these days?

goodmenproject.com

June 26, 2026 at 7:56 AM

Reposted by Mat Ward

Green Left

@greenleftonline.bsky.social

Here are 10 new albums those in power don't want you to hear, including...

RATSALAD @lockjawrecordsuk.bsky.social
GENESIS OWUSU
@whereismuna.bsky.social
@kneecapceol.bsky.social
@toriamos.bsky.social

www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1455/cu...

#protestsongs #protestmusic #protestsongs2026

May 30, 2026 at 5:49 AM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

Here's my latest music column at the huge @goodmenproject.bsky.social, including

@mudratmp3.bsky.social
@enter-shikari.bsky.social
@sirpaintalot.bsky.social
@skindredmusic.bsky.social
@namelessfriends.bsky.social

goodmenproject.com/featured-con...

#protestsongs #protestmusic

10 New Albums to Build Solidarity Worldwide

Do you think there’s no good protest music these days?

goodmenproject.com

May 22, 2026 at 12:31 AM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

I'm now on "Bandcamp alternative" music co-op Subvert

www.subvert.fm/mat-ward

#subvert #subvertworld

@subvert.fm

May 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM

Reposted by Mat Ward

Green Left

@greenleftonline.bsky.social

Here's this month's best protest music, including viral artist @sirpaintalot.bsky.social aka ERASERHEAD, who says: "It might not be what you’d expect from the guy that paints funny pictures, but I’m pissed off about a lot of what’s going on in the world."

www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1452/cu...

#art

April 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM

Reposted by Mat Ward

Green Left

@greenleftonline.bsky.social

10 new albums to build solidarity worldwide, including...

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD KIDS
@mudratmp3.bsky.social
@enter-shikari.bsky.social
FRANK TURNER
SEAN COONEY
@sirpaintalot.bsky.social
@skindredmusic.bsky.social
CARSIE BLANTON
@namelessfriends.bsky.social

www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1452/cu...

April 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

If you snorted methamphetamine from Temu, then remixed your own song, this is what it would sound like.

Stream it on all platforms here:
song.link/8zdvjtbfzcskb

#Temu #meth #protestsongs #chiptune #glitch

My Temu Trash Pile - Mail-Order Meth Mix by cUTEbRUTE

Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

song.link

April 24, 2026 at 6:37 AM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

Here's my latest music column at the huge @goodmenproject.bsky.social including

GHAIS GUEVARA
@davidrovics.bsky.social
WILLIAM CRIGHTON
@kimletgordon.bsky.social
SARAH JANE MORRIS
@joshuaidehen.bsky.social
@joe-solo.bsky.social
COSMO

goodmenproject.com/featured-con...

#protestsongs

10 New Albums for a World at War

Do you think there’s no good protest music these days?

goodmenproject.com

April 23, 2026 at 4:07 PM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

My alter ego cUTEbRUTE's track "My Temu Trash Pile" is now on this playlist on the evil green platform...

open.spotify.com/playlist/3Cf...

#hyperpop #chiptune #protestsongs #temu

Electronic Indie🥇

open.spotify.com

April 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

My alter ego cUTEbRUTE's track "My Temu Trash Pile" is now on this playlist 🌊

#temufail #chiptune #futurebass #hyperpop #shopping #comedy #temu

open.spotify.com/playlist/3fn...

Alt Waves

open.spotify.com

April 11, 2026 at 7:46 AM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

My alter ego cUTEbRUTE's new single "My Temu Trash Pile" is now on this playlist alongside some of my favourite artists like San Holo, Flume, DROELOE. Song link in bio...

open.spotify.com/playlist/5B8...

#futurebass #hyperpop #chiptune #temu #temufail #protestsongs

🧬 DNA PIXEL — Future Bass / Experimental EDM

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April 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM

Mat Ward

@matwardmusic.bsky.social

My alter ego cUTEbRUTE's new single "My Temu Trash Pile" continues to be added to playlists. Now on this one. Song link in bio, lyrics on Bandcamp...

open.spotify.com/playlist/5gZ...

#hyperpop #chiptune #shopping #temu #temufail #protestsongs