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

Hunter Kelly

February 21, 2025

Untethered Southerner

Interview

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.

read

Interview

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.

Photo Credit:

Share this post

tag

Semler, Grace Baldridge, Hunter Kelly, Chicago, Preacher's Kid

resources

Website

eQuality Events

eQuality Events creates extraordinary opportunities where music can transcend gender, identity, genre, color, or who you love. It creates safe, welcoming, authentic, and affirming concerts and events that build communities and celebrates how music keeps us in tune with who we are and who we aspire to become. It seeks to change the narrative, create lanes, and open minds so that we focus on how being human is what unites us as human beings.

Access

Website

Country Universe

The longest-running country music blog, Country Universe was founded on and remains committed to the fact-based notion that country music has never been the exclusive purview of artists who are straight, white, Christian, Southern, and (mostly) men. When focusing on either the genre's history or its present, CU takes a "big tent" approach to the broader country universe and believes that a foundation of empathy makes country music an essential part of our shared popular culture.

Access

Playlist

Boots Off | A shoes off AAPI Playlist

(SHUFFLE ONLY) Classics and fresh bangers by Asian And Pacific Islander country artists! Curated by Shoes Off Nashville with the goal of balancing Asian And Pacific Islander representation to the best of its ability. Want to add a song? DM us on social media @shoesoffnash!

Access

Explore all resources