When artists known for making secular music explore their spirituality, fans and critics might find it hard to keep the faith. Today: how artists like Bob Dylan, Rickie Lee Jones, rapper Rakim and others fared with religious music. Plus: songwriter David Bazan earned dual fanbases in alternative music and Christian rock with the band Pedro the Lion. He performs songs from his debut solo album.
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Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, composer Steve Reich and indie hero Sufjan Stevens have all explored God in their music. We hear how these efforts and others fared with fans and critics. Guests include Ann Powers, chief pop critic for the Los Angeles Times, and Felicia Miyakawa, professor of musicology at Middle ...
David Bazan
For 10 years, songwriter David Bazan drew fans from two very different camps – alternative music and indie Christian rock – with the band Pedro the Lion. But Bazan’s upcoming solo debut, Curse Your Branches, reveals that his relationship with God and Christian evangelicals is now very complicated. He joins ...