Grace Notes
A playlist for spiritual practice

The Carter Family's Radio Days
The 82 tunes on the CD set comprise a snapshot of what people were thinking and feeling spiritually during The Depression.  The reason this set comes highly recommended is it will put a smile on your face no matter what the CNN “ticker” is saying today.

Day After Tomorrow by Joan Baez
Actually, some of Baez’s critics are shocked by the spiritual turn her music has taken. One disapproving wag estimated that 30 percent of the material on this CD, which is slightly over 37 minutes, is “religious in nature.”

Modern Times by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan’s new CD Modern Times casts the singer/songwriter/poet in a decidedly prophetic role.

OK Computer by Radiohead
What makes Radiohead's OK Computer such a groundbreaking album on all levels is that it’s infected with Luddism—not textile worker angst, but human and ethical alienation in the computer age.

David Bazan: Artist, Sinner, Christian
Named one of the top 100 living songwriters by Paste magazine, David Bazan (formerly Pedro The Lion) has produced some of the most compelling musical narratives of hypocrisy, despair, and grace over the last decade.

SUFJAN STEVENSS AMBITIOUS TRIP THROUGH HEAVEN AND EARTH
Christopher Stratton discusses the music and career of Sufjan Stevens.

U2 DISMANTLES THE BOMB WITH LOVE
For U2 the days of being “insufferable little Jesuses” (Bono’s term for the Joshua Tree period of U2) are over, but the days of being simple men in search of God are just beginning, and it’s refreshing to hear.

JOY, AND THE MUSIC OF JEREMY ENIGK
Christopher Stratton discusses the music of Jeremy Enigk (formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate) in light of his Christian conversion.

JOHNNY CASH WALKED THE LINE
Johnny Cash, June Carter, Man in Balck, Folsom Prison, john cash, Sam Phillips, Gospel music and Johnn y cash, country music, rocakabilly