Queer AND Christian? Semler’s Debut Album Offers Safe Space

I write to you this morning in the afterglow of a Thursday evening spent in a room full of fellow queer, spiritually-minded misfits working out their faith with rock chords and communal singing to an album that wasn’t even out yet. Leading the service, er, concert was Grace Baldridge, who performs as Semler. As of Friday, February 21, they’ve finally released their debut album, Revival in My Mind, which chronicles Grace’s journey from the intimate, home-recorded confessions of the 2021 EP, Preacher’s Kid, to this fully-produced and dynamic collection of songs.