After finding myself not only reading but also completely fascinated by FLOOD magazine's recent feature "Christian Rock Is a Brand, Not a Genre," written by editor Mike LeSuer, I was inspired to create a mixtape that explores songs with Christian themes, ranging from devout to critical, sacred to profane. Thanks for listening.
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Playlist
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Christmas Song by Mogwai on EP+2 (Matador/Chemikal Underground) -
To Kingdom Come by The Band on Music From Big Pink (Capitol) -
Woke Up This Morning With My Mind On Jesus by Doug Martsch on Now You Know (Warner Bros.) -
Lord, Help The Poor And Needy by Jessie Mae Hemphill on Jessie Mae Hemphill (Les Disques Bongo Joe) -
Holy Ghost by Low on The Invisible Way (Sub Pop) -
Untitled God Song by Haley Heynderickx on I Need to Start a Garden (Mama Bird) -
Mungu Nisaidie (God Help Me) by Johanias Kiunya on Usiende Ukalale: Omutibo From Rural Kenya (Olvido Records) -
Lordy by Low/Dirty Three on In The Fishtank (Konkurrent) -
Take His Name In Vain by The Mekons on Touch & Go/Quarterstick Records SxSW 2003 Sampler (Touch & Go) -
Hidden Driver by LVL UP on Return to Love (Sub Pop) -
Bethlehem by Frontier Ruckus on The Orion Songbook (Quite Scientific) -
Heaven's Here On Earth by Tracy Chapman on New Beginning (Elektra) -
The Face of God by Camp Cope on How to Socialise & Make Friends (Run for Cover) -
Steal Away by Carla Bozulich on Evangelista (Constellation) -
Christ Jesus by Deer Tick on War Elephant (Partisan) -
Prayer Song Feat. Adam Ness by Noname on Room 25 (self-released) -
Jesus Saves, I Spend by St. Vincent on Marry Me (Beggars Banquet) -
Your Savior by Temple Of The Dog on Temple Of The Dog (A&M) -
God Inside My Head by Catherine Wheel on Happy Days (Mercury/Polygram) -
Deny by King Woman on Created in the Image of Suffering (Relapse) -
On The Sacred Side by Black Eyes on Black Eyes (Dischord) -
Anti-Psalm by Sister Crayon on Bellow (Manimal Vinyl) -
Fucked Reality by Choking Victim on No Gods / No Managers (Hellcat) -
Christmas Eve Parts I, II & III [Alternate Version] by Old Man Gloom on Christmas (Tortuga) -
Hang On To Each Other by A Silver Mt. Zion on Horses In The Sky (Constellation)