Religious Influences, Criticism
Though Muse's Quiet Company was signed to a Christian label Northern Records, played a Christian rock music festival Cornerstone Festival, and Muse himself repeatedly draws heavy religious comparisons in his lyrics, he is no longer a Christian and states that Quiet Company has never been a Christian band: "I've always fallen back on religious imagery as a songwriting tool, just because it was familiar to me and I liked the aesthetic of it," says Muse in a recent interview with the Austin Chronicle.
Like Quiet Company's previous albums, We Are All Where We Belong still borrows from Christian metaphors. However, for this record, the deeper meaning behind these metaphors means something much different than it did previously for the band. Says Muse, "It's easily the most personal thing I've ever written. It is, essentially, a break up record, only the romance that's ending was between myself and religion."
The album left most of the band's pre-existing Christian fanbase confused. Muse says he receives e-mails frequently from fans who "love the record" but are "concerned" about his departure from religion.
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