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

LGBTQIA+
By
Hunter Kelly
February 21, 2025
Untethered Southerner
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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.

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A live band performing on stage with colorful lighting; features a male guitarist with tattoos, a male drummer, Grace Baldridge a singer playing guitar, and a female guitarist under red stage lights.
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