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| Genre | Christian [1] [2] |
Preacher's Kid is a 2021 extended play released by Semler that focuses on being a queer Christian. In February 2021, it was the top Christian album on the iTunes charts. [1] [3]
| Preacher's Kid | |
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| EP by | |
| Genre | Christian [1] [2] |
Preacher's Kid is a 2021 extended play released by Semler that focuses on being a queer Christian. In February 2021, it was the top Christian album on the iTunes charts. [1] [3]
Before she recorded Preacher's Kid, Semler made a documentary about the Christian music industry. In an interview with a recording executive, she asked about including queer Christian artists, but she was told that the subject doesn't come up. [4] In an interview with Michel Martin of NPR, she said that she chose to categorize the album as a Christian album because "I have a lived Christian experience. My faith is deeply important to me. And there's a pluralism of beliefs within Christianity, within that umbrella. And we know that to be true. But yet, within the genre of music, of Christian music, it's just so homogenous." [2]
Semler recorded the album using her laptop and a USB microphone. [1]
All tracks are written by Grace Semler Baldridge.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bethlehem" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Jesus from Texas" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Queer Content for your Consideration from Ariane" | 0:10 |
| 4. | "Chicken" | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Youth Group" | 2:23 |
| 6. | "Posture (Interlude)" | 0:54 |
| 7. | "A Good MAN" | 4:26 |
| 8. | "A Promised Land (Outro)" | 1:17 |
| Total length: | 19:58 | |
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