Preacher's Kid is a 2021

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released by Semler that focuses on being a

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. In February 2021, it was the top

album on the

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charts.

Background

Before they recorded ''Preacher's Kid'', Semler made a documentary about the Christian music industry. In an interview with a recording executive, they asked about including Queer Christian artists, but they were told that the subject doesn't come up. In an interview with Michel Martin of NPR, they said that they 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." Semler recorded the album using their laptop and a

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microphone.

Track listing

References

{{Reflist Christian rock EPs LGBTQ-related albums 2021 EPs