Ex-Mumford & Sons musician says artists who defy progressive orthodoxy receive ‘professional punishment’

nypost.com:

Winston Marshall shared his frustrations about the apparent “professional punishment” for artists who dare to challenge progressive ideology in a new interview.Marshall made headlines in 2021 after he left the folk-rock band Mumford & Sons following the uproar after he tweeted his support for a book by conservative author Andy Ngo that explored the left-wing radicalism of Antifa, “Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.” Knowing what it feels like to be “canceled,” Marshall empathized with the likes of singers who have faced the music as of late.

Oliver Anthony, a country artist from Farmville, Virginia, released a single called “Rich Men North of Richmond” that resonated with struggling, every day Americans.

But he was demonized in some corners by liberal media for having put out a so-called right-wing anthem. Rolling Stone Magazine published a piece about the popular single entitled, “Right Wing Influencers Just Found Their Favorite New Country Song.” The piece noted that the lyrics may appeal to “right-wing influencers” in part because Anthony “rails against high taxes and the value of the dollar, but also wades into some Reagan-era talking points about welfare.”“Oliver Anthony, for example, working-class guy, has this song which resonates with millions upon millions – not just in America, but across the world, people – the left-behind working classes.

And they just can’t even process it,” Marshall said of the media in an interview with Fox News Digital. “So they sort of embarrassed themselves.” Marshall singled out Rolling Stone’s write-up of Anthony, who has since said he doesn’t identify with either side of the political aisle and has won plaudits as untarnished by partisan politics.“You’re.