Dave Grohl played drums on it, for one. And a project like this was so quintessentially 2000s that it deserves to be remembered fondly.
All Killer No Filler – Sum 41
All Killer No Filler, contains some of the band’s biggest hits such as “Fat Lip” and “In Too Deep,” which were pop-punk anthems back in the 2000s. The record is the epitome of scene culture, covering relationships, self-indulgence, angst and ambivalence.
The National – The National
The National kicked off their folk-infused, indie-rock music journey in 2001 with their self-titled debut. The album has more of a country vibe compared to their more recent indie-rock releases but is a reminder of how far the band have come in two decades.
April 7, 2021
In the early 2000s, as the pop-punk glory days were coming to a close, a new crop of indie rock bands began to rise to prominence.
For artists who happened to be Christians not necessarily “Christian artists” questions about faith and a sense of authenticity were more evident than traditional CCM artists who were heard in church-music circles.
Here’s a look back at 10 Christian indie rock albums from the early ‘00s that still hold up.
(Also, here’s a similar note we included on our extremely official, not-to-be questioned “Definitive Ranking of Bands From Christian Pop Punk’s Glory Days”: Like a lot of “Christian music” genres, some of the bands have disputed the label of being “Christian” bands. But, for the sake of our rankings, we’ve chosen artists who have put out music on Christian labels, played at Christian festivals and who have at some point been generally associated with “Christian” music).