Typically, the aim of The Sound Option is to reach fans of a certain artist/band in the secular realm and point them to a viable comparison in Christian music. The main point of this is to get people thinking about the music they’re hearing, and to abandon lyrical themes that are contrary to the Christian faith, in favor of music that supports and strengthens that faith.
This week, our job is a little different, because we’re writing about friends on both sides of the comparison. The Civil Wars started in 2008 as a side project of Christian music[…]