"That's Why There's Chocolate And Vanilla. That's the name of Sinéad's label imprint via Koch Records, which started with her 2005 release of excellent reggae covers, Throw Down Your Arms, recorded in Kingston with Sly & Robbie.
It's also an apt description of her thoughts about religion and God that have been expressed over the years, to the consternation of those who would like to have those ideas both linear and compartmentalized, with more control of the religion by the leaders rather than by the faithful followers. The ability to freely state and follow one's beliefs confidently, and without regard to the consequences of doing so, has also been a constant theme throughout the majority of her body of work to date.
She has a new album out now today, Theology, with songs based on scriptures from the Old Testament, with one acoustic disc, the "Dublin Sessions", and one electric disc, the "London Sessions", with the 11 songs given a different treatment on each side.
An interview with Beliefnet, in which she expounds on some of those beliefs, as well as the roles of both God and religion in context with the other, can be found HERE and some more background info on the making of the album HERE.
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