Jul 24, 2026
“Curse Your Branches”
Richard Clark
Richard Clark is the Founding Editor of Christ and Pop Culture. He is also the managing editor of Gamechurch and a freelance writer for Unwinnable, Paste, and other outlets. He lives with his wife in Louisville, KY and has a MA in Theology and the Arts from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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4 Comments
Having ditched the Christian music scene entirely (save for continuing to follow Havalina and Starflyer—neither band being much “in” the scene), I’ve never once heard Pedro the Lion. Or Bazan. I see articles about him every now and then, linked almost exclusively by people who loved him and mourn his agnosticism. So I’m kind of out of the loop about what made him so special.
I just looked up some videos of him singing and he sounded like he was weighted down by like a gallon of Nyquil. Maybe I am just too old or came to him too late. Did someone have to follow him along his progression to like his music? Maybe I just picked the exact wrong songs to sample. Like if someone chose something off Red to see if they could be interested in Weezer.
.-= The Dane´s last blog ..20090417.teaParty =-.
Chances are it wasn’t a gallon of NyQuil. Probably a gallon of Vodka.
.-= Scott´s last blog ..The Hospitality of Abraham =-.
I was going to go with a bucket of quaaludes but I decided to be charitible.
Huh, up above I meant to say “having ditched the Christian music scene entirely circa 1995.” That sentence just don’t make sense sans the date.
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