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The Innocence Mission

A collection of 15 posts

From the archives: a conversation with Don and Karen Peris of The Innocence Mission

From the archives: a conversation with Don and Karen Peris of The Innocence Mission

Look what I found! An interview with one of my favorite bands that is now (checks notes) almost 25 years old.

By My Lights: a surprise package for the first week of 2025

By My Lights: a surprise package for the first week of 2025

A new year: new ambitions, new sights and sounds, new prayers... and new writing!

Why we need The Innocence Mission

On Songs & Albums

Why we need The Innocence Mission

What's your favorite Innocence Mission song? If you have one, post a comment. I'll share a few of mine, but first I encourage you to zip over to Christ and Pop Culture to read my impressions of what turns out to be a sort of 30th

The Innocence Mission Returns

The Innocence Mission Returns

The Innocence Mission have a new record coming out this week: Hello I Feel the Same, from Korda Records. To mark the occasion, I've rediscovered a conversation that I enjoyed with them way back in 2002, and that got lost as this blog moved from place to place.

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The Innocence Mission... in space!

This is too cool. "Good morning Discovery and a special good morning to you today Karen," NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid radioed up to the shuttle. "Good morning Shannon and everybody in Houston," replied Nyberg, who is the 50 th woman ever to fly in space and

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A Christmas Album from Don Peris

¬† Last year's Christmas was aglow with new music from Over the Rhine (Snow Angels). This year's Christmas will glimmer with the enchanting guitar stylings of The Innocence Mission's Don Peris. And the proceeds go to bring shelter to those in need.

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Sufjan Stevens Plays The Innocence Mission

In this Pitchfork blog entry on Sufjan Stevens, there's a link to video of Sufjan Stevens (hooray!) performing a cover of The Innocence Mission's "The Lakes of Canada" (hooray!!!)

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"Personally Speaking" with Jim Lisante, Karen Peris, and... Me?!

As a huge fan of The Innocence Mission, I must say I am freaking out a little bit. A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Monsignor Jim Lisante for a program called "Personally Speaking." That program is now online. We had a wonderful conversation about movies and

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New Innocence Mission Album Details

from FMQB: We Walked In Song What about the West Coast? We miss you in Seattle!

On Movies & Media

Andy Whitman on The Innocence Mission

Paste's Andy Whitman is joining the latest wave of love for The Innocence Mission, upon the re-release of their marvelous Birds of My Neighborhood. Have you seen the winning entries to my "Describe the Innocence Mission's music" contest?

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Three new first-impression reviews: T Bone Burnett, Over the Rhine, Innocence Mission

THE TRUE FALSE REPORT I've just posted three new, short reviews on the Looking Closer music page. T Bone Burnett's The True False Identity Over the Rhine's Live from Nowhere, Volume One and The Innocence Mission's re-mastered version of Birds of My

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Innocence Mission / Don Peris contest - Deadline extended.

I've got two copies of Don Peris's new solo album: Go When the Morning Shineth And I want you to have one of them. So here's the deal: It's tough to describe something as fragile and beautiful as The Innocence Mission'

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Innocence Mission / Over the Rhine updates

[CORRECTION: Seems I was duped by a rumor about Sufjan Stevens remastering the Innocence Mission album. Truth is, he just really really loves it, and there's a quote on the packaging of him raving about it.] Two of the most beautiful voices in music. Two married couples. Two

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Innocence Mission Fans - Take Note! (a note from Roswell, NM)

The Innocence Mission is releasing a new album in November. Details here. I figured that was exciting enough news to interrupt my vacation and post a note here. I'm in Roswell, weary and happy after a long hike through the desert alongside Salt Creek, where we fought our

The Innocence Mission - Birds of My Neighborhood

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The Innocence Mission - Birds of My Neighborhood

April 2006 UPDATE: The new re-mastered version of The Innocence Mission's Birds of My Neighborhood lets this masterful recording expand to fill a room, resonating in hardwood floors, giving the listener the freedom to move about in the spaces between Don Peris's exquisite guitar stylings and