Have u ever wanted to watch a new wave Christian sermon abt how the Arcade Fire is Christian music? R u bored with the indie blogosphere and seeking something 'more spiritual' in ur indie existence? Do u ever look at Win Butler and see Jesus Christ? Then u will probably connect with this preacher bro.
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It must be pretty crazy to be a young person who is looking for a way to connect with God in a modern Christian setting. It's so weird how the modern church as evolved to be all about 'live music' [via bros on acoustic guitar], 'exploring teen issues', and 'using social media, podcasting, and webstreaming' in order to engage their tribe/congregation. Christianity seems to be competing with modern media for the attention of young people in our crowded social media landscape. Feels like it is better to be Justin Bieber instead of Jesus these days [via huge twitter following].
Anyways, just watched this 'bat shit insane' Christian youth group pastor from Canada who did a 20 minute sermon on how the Arcade Fire has a bunch of Christian themes woven throughout their music. Basically 'creams his pants' over the album The Suburbs, and talks about how the 'nostalgic images of youth' that it inspires are those same vibes of innocence that Jesus is looking to inspire on a regular basis.
This is basically the flow chart of his sermon:
Youth = Love
Love = God
God = Christianity
Christianity = America
America = The Suburbs
The Suburbs = Love
Win Butler = Jesus
Jesus = God
Win Butler = God
Specific highlights include
Talking abt how The Suburbs is abt connecting with ur youth
Comparing Win Butler to Jesus
Talking about local tastemaker "Brandon" who has been to over 5000 concerts
Quoting 10 to 20 Arcade Fire lyrics, then relating them to Bible verses
Using sweet Arcade Fire album art to display his points
Saying that him + his wife are going to an Arcade Fire show
Uses 'buzzbands going mainstream' as some sort of analogy/metaphor for Jesus going mainstream & gaining a huge following, but still maintaining his authenticity
Describing the brilliance of the music / lyrics with a Pitchforkian voice. Wonder if he should 'apply 4 an internship' and review Xtian albums / analyze social values in music.
Encouraging people to go to Arcade Fire's website and watch their interactive music video
I wonder 'what the eff' this pastor is trying to do. Maybe since he is from Canada, he is just trying to 'be cool' and 'connect with the kids who are in2 Canadian indie rock.' On the other hand, starting to wonder if authentic indie music with high level themes is just 'perfected' Christian music. Wonder if any album that comments on the state of the modern American existence is indirectly a Christian album.
Seems intense to have to manage ur brand as a modern preacher / pastor / church leader. You have to do more to 'relate to kids' and be sure not to isolate them, but at the same time, u can't really have a dark pedophile personal brand any more. Seems like this old dude is just trying to get more twitter followers or something.
Just wish I could be his graphic design intern. Would capture some high resolution Google images off the internet, write some chill ass Bible quotes on them, then put them into the Apple keynote powerpoint. Would try to find images of the Arcade Fire that made them look like they were 'disciples of Christ.'
Wonder if Win is 'pissed' at this bro for saying his music is Christian, or if he would be 'flattered' that he was able to project vague commentary on modern spirituality/social identity into his ideology. I always thought that The Suburbs was all about Win saying 'Fuck the Suburbs. Eff America. Eff Christianity. Eff strip malls. Eff mega churches. Eff consumerism. Want something more authentic... There has 2 be something beyond the sprawl... A spiritual fabric that ties us all together, something even more authentic than generic Christianity.'
Just want to live in Middle America/rural America, and integrate God into my day-to-day life. Hitting up Wal Mart, high school football, and taking my GF's virginity in the back of my vintage, non-ironic SUV.
When u hear Win Butler sing, do u hear the voice of Jesus?
If u really think abt it, maybe all music "Christian Music" because God has created everything in this world: humans, animals, art, buzzbands, collectives of animals, architecture, brands, and even franchised restaurants.
Should more indie bands market themselves as 'Christian' to 'crossover' into Middle American / Walmart Rock demographics?
Is the Arcade Fire CHRISTIAN ROCK?
Is Indie Music = Christian Music?
Is Win Butler just trying to invent some sort of new-wave indie Christianity [via Neon Bibles]?
Is The Suburbs about the Lord Savior Jesus Christ dying for our sins, and rising again on the third day?
Should the Arcade Fire write a Christian album with songs with album titles like "Body of Christ", "One Bread, One Body", "Footprints" and "Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us Sinners, Now and at the Hour of our Deafs" and "AMEN SOCIETY"?
Do yall wanna get 'jacked up' on the new indie buzzband Joel Osteen?
If u fill up a basketball arena with listeners/ur tribe, are you officially 'a Christian prophet'?
Should modern new wave Christian preachers market themselves as indie buzzbands, trying to get a 'perfect 10.0' on Pitchfork?
Do u wish that when u were a developing youth tween, u had a preacher who connected with u by demonstrating life themes using modern media, buzzbands, and imagery that truly resonated with u?
Do u wish ur cool dad was a respected community leader and preacher?
Do u think this cool dad preacher is going to 'cream his pants' when they play "Wake Up" at the encore?
Is God real?
Does God exist in the vibes of indie music?
Will my local Christian church raise enough money to build a 'mega-church' in suburbia?
Are Christians just trying to brainwash u in2 their crazy cult any way possible?
Does this preacher bro need to 'LEAVE INDIE ALONE'?
The Arcade Fire is a 2k0s indie band that went mainstream because their songs sound like meaningful anthems. They pretend to be Canadian but Win Butler (lead singer) is actually from Houston, TX.
Win Butler is the lead singer bro of the Arcade Fire. He is married 2 some girl in his band named Regine. He is from Houston TX but now claims 2 be from Canada.
by Brocialist (not verified) | Tue, 2010-09-28 13:59
@oh shit!, beard check, looks homeless check, anti-authority check, lives off of parents check, walks through desert instead of driving/subway/bus check, turns water into wine check, hangs with a whore check, has a bunch of chill bros check. Jesus is the ultimate hipster/chill bro.
by The Holy Broman Empire (not verified) | Wed, 2010-09-29 00:12
@chicagbro, when i saw this headline i immediately sang that line in my head... seems like this preacher bro didn't 'explore the back catalog' or something?
by polbronius (not verified) | Tue, 2010-09-28 11:46
last weekend i was just sittin outside of the alamo, eatin' a righteous slice of 'za, when two christian bros told me that Jesus AKA Win Butley died for my sins. i let them pray on me while i drank a sweet tea.
felt refreshed. felt like my sins were backwashed away into the styrofoam cup. felt like win butler made that pizza 4 me. felt like win helped davy crockett save the alamo. went to a zany mexican gift shop across the street, bought the justice logo (necklace edition), prayed 2 win that i would 'wake up' and 'effing consumerism' would just halt and we could all ride chillwaves with jesus 4ever.
by 'Alter Payton (not verified) | Tue, 2010-09-28 14:14
xtians are rather annoying, not sure why the feel everyone wants to listen and be converted. Also, Joel Olsten looks like he's had major plastic surgery. What's the over/under on him being arrested soon (via groping young boys, coming out as ghey.)
by asshole bro (not verified) | Tue, 2010-09-28 16:48
feel like karles/ taolinbro were first w/ the jesus (via jesus christbro-the indie groop). that was many blog years ago, though (bc-prooving their relevance, ten fold).
by The New Codger (not verified) | Tue, 2010-09-28 18:06
The writers of the Constitution specifically called for the freedom of separation of church and the press. This article is an outrage! Where did I put my senator's addy?
Most of the readers of this blog are too young to know this, but this has all been done before, in the Sixties. "Doonesbury" satirized the 60s version of this guy in the character of "the fighting young priest who can talk to the young....you may have read about me in 'Look Magazine'".
First time around, we ended up with Hair, Godspell and Jesus Freaks before the jesus hippies either had kids, got jobs and moved into real churches, or drifted off to disco and cocaine.
by HeavenorLasVegas (not verified) | Wed, 2010-09-29 14:45
Totes missing the point bro. The Christian church is simply going with the times. Being up to date [via technological advances within said church] is cutting out old fashioned vews and bringing a flair of the contemporary in. Isn't it better than watching Christians go by in unchill outfits and riding horses and buggy's?
I think it's pretty kewl that the church is actually embracing society and technology in general, not turning thier heads in arrogance and say "Ugh, we're not accepting that! It's ungodly and of the world!"
Everyone would bitch about how it isn't contemporary enough if it went the opposite ya'll.
IDK, but it's more engaging than the latter.
by sdrawkcab (not verified) | Thu, 2010-09-30 02:47
@HeavenorLasVegas, 1. You speak truth 2. Why did you put an apostrophe in 'buggy's' when it's exactly as plural as 'horses'? Not picking on you in particular, but I weep for the 17-25 y.o. demographic and their lack of grammatical understanding :(
@HeavenorLasVegas, seems like u can 'embrace progress' [via gettin a Apple Iphone 4/Ipad/Macbook Profesh] w/out preachin an entire sermie all abt Arcadefire's meaningfulcore lyrics. Anyways I think most of Arcadefire's songs are all abt how we should be ridin horses/buggies + freakin out abt contempo stuff.
I think ArFi is pretty much against organized religion but not against faith itself, which are two very different things. Def wish this guy was my pastor when I was a tween, he's the chillest cool dad I've ever seen. I just had asshole bro's strumming guitars and hitting on tweenie girls, but they were "edgy" bc they wore pre-frayed jeans.
Pretty sure that i have minimal knowledge of AF but having heard the mp3 song neon bible, kind if sure that mr wind butler is anti bible via saying don't lick ur fingers cause the pages are laced with poison.
Pretty sure that i have minimal knowledge of AF but having heard the mp3 song neon bible, kind if sure that mr wind butler is anti bible via saying don't lick ur fingers cause the pages are laced with poison.
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just rollin in some firsts, get some firsts, gonna smother them on ma hot bod yall
@broseph, closest i've come to first, congrats bro
@pB, I hear that's what MGMT do, only with piss
jezzuz= ultimate alt bro
@oh shit!, beard check, looks homeless check, anti-authority check, lives off of parents check, walks through desert instead of driving/subway/bus check, turns water into wine check, hangs with a whore check, has a bunch of chill bros check. Jesus is the ultimate hipster/chill bro.
@Brocialist, totes.
@Brocialist, his cortisol levels were 'mad low'
oh wow, the second? (via i dont wanna be a mainstream commenter).
@Scott Chillgrim vs The Bro,
Sorry Win, but Wayne Coyne is my alt jezuz
PS: <3 the Neon Bible pic
(ok, 3rd commenter)
excellent post Carles. u are in top form!
feel like maybe carles is god and win butts is jesus
@alter ebro, Panda bro = Virgin Mary
'Working for the Church
While my family dies'
always thought this was anti-
did this bro just 'flip that shit' on me? don't rlly understand.
@chicagbro, when i saw this headline i immediately sang that line in my head... seems like this preacher bro didn't 'explore the back catalog' or something?
@The Holy Broman Empire, feel like you didn't watch the video.
@chicagbro, you are wise to assume so.
The Suburbs,
so profound
capable of so much ....
...still can't stop listening ("wearing it out")
<3 Jesus in Mark
last weekend i was just sittin outside of the alamo, eatin' a righteous slice of 'za, when two christian bros told me that Jesus AKA Win Butley died for my sins. i let them pray on me while i drank a sweet tea.
felt refreshed. felt like my sins were backwashed away into the styrofoam cup. felt like win butler made that pizza 4 me. felt like win helped davy crockett save the alamo. went to a zany mexican gift shop across the street, bought the justice logo (necklace edition), prayed 2 win that i would 'wake up' and 'effing consumerism' would just halt and we could all ride chillwaves with jesus 4ever.
@polbronius, u must be an angel bro cuz that comment is 'heavenly'
<3
@polbronius, funnier than most of carles' post.
what a zany bro. feel like he is just on their nutz becuz they are canabros though. prlly did the same thing with bryan adams.
xtians are rather annoying, not sure why the feel everyone wants to listen and be converted. Also, Joel Olsten looks like he's had major plastic surgery. What's the over/under on him being arrested soon (via groping young boys, coming out as ghey.)
does anyone realize that book was written like 20 centuries ago? in the bronze age? so not even relevant.
@calibro, kewl comment, bro. Feel like u really 'get history.'
Win is an use to be mormon
is he the next joe smith indie prophet bro?
ya, preacherbro you're right. i mean, they don't have a song called 'antichrist television blues' or nothin'
@broah lennox, guess if its 'blues' it must be kind of a sad song or sumthing. IDK. Never heard of this buzzband yall r talkin bout.
feel like karles/ taolinbro were first w/ the jesus (via jesus christbro-the indie groop). that was many blog years ago, though (bc-prooving their relevance, ten fold).
Rlly hope next weeks sermon talks more about Regine.
Can't believe 'Brandon' has been 2 s00 many relevant concerts! Seems like he's been 2 One-A-Day [via Multi-Vitamins] 4 fourteen years.
Mountains beyond mountains, yall!
The writers of the Constitution specifically called for the freedom of separation of church and the press. This article is an outrage! Where did I put my senator's addy?
god bless u brandon!
<3'd the sermon. Almost as good as Glenn W. Turner!
carles u 'get me'
of course he has 2 be from calgary.
h8 dis city yo
9.3
osteen bro is mad rich. college dropout trust fund effin hipster + millions of peeps, books, a concert enviroment for worship = buckets of money yall.
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bro is putting me to sleep (via being the ultimate snoozefest and talking about arcade fire starters).
Most of the readers of this blog are too young to know this, but this has all been done before, in the Sixties. "Doonesbury" satirized the 60s version of this guy in the character of "the fighting young priest who can talk to the young....you may have read about me in 'Look Magazine'".
First time around, we ended up with Hair, Godspell and Jesus Freaks before the jesus hippies either had kids, got jobs and moved into real churches, or drifted off to disco and cocaine.
@dax jax, wanna smoke 'mad dank' w/u on zonker harris day (via doonesbros)
indie=lame
christianity=lame
by the transitive property...
I know a lot of xtian douches who adore the AF. Ass Fux are every xtian's dreem.
so does this make Regine like Mary Magdalene?
Totes missing the point bro. The Christian church is simply going with the times. Being up to date [via technological advances within said church] is cutting out old fashioned vews and bringing a flair of the contemporary in. Isn't it better than watching Christians go by in unchill outfits and riding horses and buggy's?
I think it's pretty kewl that the church is actually embracing society and technology in general, not turning thier heads in arrogance and say "Ugh, we're not accepting that! It's ungodly and of the world!"
Everyone would bitch about how it isn't contemporary enough if it went the opposite ya'll.
IDK, but it's more engaging than the latter.
@HeavenorLasVegas, 1. You speak truth 2. Why did you put an apostrophe in 'buggy's' when it's exactly as plural as 'horses'? Not picking on you in particular, but I weep for the 17-25 y.o. demographic and their lack of grammatical understanding :(
@sdrawkcab, Yes. I also spelled 'totes,' 'vew,' and 'kewl' wrong.. By mainstream society's standards anyway. Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
@HeavenorLasVegas, yeah but then arent you just falling into the trap of embracing something only when it conforms to your own narrow aesthetic
sort of like the racists that only like black people when they act white
@old daddio,
Depends on your agenda. R u embracing it because it's now 'contemporary cool'? Or r u actually doing it 2 get 2 know Christ?
@HeavenorLasVegas, seems like u can 'embrace progress' [via gettin a Apple Iphone 4/Ipad/Macbook Profesh] w/out preachin an entire sermie all abt Arcadefire's meaningfulcore lyrics. Anyways I think most of Arcadefire's songs are all abt how we should be ridin horses/buggies + freakin out abt contempo stuff.
No cars go, yall!
win butler > jared leto.
uhhh where can i join this church?
FIRST
@justinbieberluvsme, Well done man
@justinbieberluvsme, s00 deep 2 invoke JC's 'first shall be last' policy [via post-ironic firsties]. I 'get' it/u, bro. <3 u. <3 my neighbor/enemy.
This guy went this ape shit over Arcade Fire? Wait til he hears Sufjan Stevens
@monster, he'd be kind of, There rly IS 2 much ridin on that, yall!
cool story bro
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I think ArFi is pretty much
I think ArFi is pretty much against organized religion but not against faith itself, which are two very different things. Def wish this guy was my pastor when I was a tween, he's the chillest cool dad I've ever seen. I just had asshole bro's strumming guitars and hitting on tweenie girls, but they were "edgy" bc they wore pre-frayed jeans.
Pretty sure that i have
Pretty sure that i have minimal knowledge of AF but having heard the mp3 song neon bible, kind if sure that mr wind butler is anti bible via saying don't lick ur fingers cause the pages are laced with poison.
Pretty sure that i have
Pretty sure that i have minimal knowledge of AF but having heard the mp3 song neon bible, kind if sure that mr wind butler is anti bible via saying don't lick ur fingers cause the pages are laced with poison.
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