The Modern Post

The Modern Post is the indie rock project of Thrice frontman Dustin Kensrue. The band has also included brothers Phil and Lee Neujahr on bass and drums and synth player Jonny Sandu.

Dustin has said that his solo record, The Water And The Blood, is more similar in purpose to The Modern Post than to his other solo work. On December 4, 2015, The Water And The Blood (Acoustic Sessions) was released under the moniker of The Modern Post.

The term “modern post” is a reference to the Gospel – the good news of what Jesus has done for sinful and broken humans. It is timeless, relevant, and current regardless of what era we’re in.

Regarding the songwriting, Dustin explains:

What separates the worship stuff is purpose more than anything. I could write a marching song for a band to march to, but there’s always going to be certain parameters that make it a good marching song. There will be times where someone is going to want to play or listen to that marching song, but I think its function is a bit more focused. So, for a worship song, I’m thinking, ‘Okay, people gathered together will be singing this, so I’m going to limit my vocal range and I’m going to try to have really strict meters where it’s easy to learn and memorize.’ I’m also probably going to use a clearer language – not less poetic, hopefully – but just a song to enjoy. Some of the fun of listening to certain songs is trying to decode or get underneath the level of meaning. But with a worship song, you want it to be really clear what you’re saying because someone is going to be singing it and you want them to know what they’re proclaiming in that moment. So I’m not looking at things in terms of audiences, but more in terms of the purpose of the song.