Portland Band's Protest Song is Raising Funds to Fight Against Government Surveillance
Artists are no strangers to political statements. From Bob Marley to Bob Dylan, protests dongs have come to symbolize generations of political discontent. For one Portland band, Yatch, the use of music for protests goes beyond just dancing and disagreements – the band is donating all proceeds from the single to non-profit group, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
In an interview with music journal Nothing Major, Yatch, expresses their desire to be part of the good fight against Orwellian tactics:
We wrote the song to release stress, but realized pretty quickly that we could use its energy as a force for good.
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