The (Good) Bad Boys of Christian Contemporary Music

How new, young bands are breathing life back into a dying genre.

Christian contemporary (CCM) is a genre of music familiar to many of us who come from Christian families and affluent suburbs. To those who were not forced into listening to the songs played on “Positive, Encouraging, K-LOVE!” radio stations on the way home from soccer practice, in the offices of private Christian high schools or in nearly every modern suburban church, the genre is one of mediocre repetition and yet it has come to...