i'm going to point something else out, though: i did not know until right this minute that mewithoutyou were signed to tooth & nail, or that they are arguably a "christian rock" band. that's another good reason why i hadn't run into them - and another good reason why i wouldn't have spent the time looking into it.

i'm going to carry through with this and have an open mind about it. i don't actually care if an artist is religious or not, but i'm not likely to respond well to open evangelism. i'll let them speak for themselves, and react to their work as it comes up.

but, i'll plead ignorance - i did not know that.