do you ever think back and realize that you can trace a lot of your values back to a christian ska band from the late 90s

because let me tell you, five iron frenzy was legit

by the time they broke up in 2003 they had no less than three songs about the history of american genocide

apparently they got back together in 2011 and put out a new album this january, which is kind of exciting to learn

no but i definitely did listen a LOT to a christian alternative band in the early/mid-2000s without even really realizing they were a christian band

and then when i heard that, i really listened to the lyrics and was like oh. oh yeah, that makes sense

lmao, i'd believe that

that was around the time bands like p.o.d. and switchfoot broke into the mainstream

god I remember switchfoot. I grew up in a non-religious household, so I didn't have a lot of exposure to deliberately Christian music beyond what did become mainstream

they got a lot of exposure when they got a big spot on the soundtrack for a walk to remember

i knew them from the song they had on the soundtrack for the oc

i never really watched the oc but i hear it was really good for that

additional thoughts: i think it might be five iron frenzy's fault that i love xanadu

because they did a cover of sweet talkin woman that introduced me to elo, and it was loving elo that led me to watch xanadu