There were pieces in the immediate on the reaction from UK grime/rap artists to the riots but Tom has alerted me to another type of musical response - young singer-songwriters picking up their guitars and uploading songs to YouTube expressing their horror at this other Britain, one consisting of these "animals" on the streets. The police do get a chiding but the 'anger' is mostly aimed at the rioters, these motiveless anarchists, destroyers of property.
More of a cheeky Arctic Monkeys vibe on this one. Can't quite tell if this is supposed to be ironic (more likely having its cake and eating it...)
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