Christian music news: Sixpence None the Richer Finish Follow-Up to '97 Breakthrough

Latest christian music: Sixpence None the Richer have finished recording the long-awaited follow-up to their eponymous 1997 breakthrough album and will release it in the fall.

The as-yet-untitled record was produced by Paul Fox (Phish, Semisonic) and features string

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arrangements by Beck's father, David Campbell, a spokesperson for the group said.

While the album's track listing is still being finalized, fans can expect to hear the live favorites "Dizzy" and "Melody of You."

Sixpence None the Richer formed in Austin during the early '90s but didn't gain national attention until their single "Kiss Me" was featured prominently in the teen flick She's All That and on the TV show Dawson's Creek. It climbed to the top of the charts in 1999, two years after its release on the group's third album.


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Christian music news: Rockers from Live, Everclear and Sixpence None the Richer heading to Morristown

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It's a trip back to the alternative rock boom of the 1990s. . . with a lighter sound.

The lead singers from three of the '90s most popular groups -- Eddie Kowalczyk of Live ("I Alone"), Art Alexakis from Everclear ("Wonderful") and Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer ("Kiss Me") -- are teaming up for an acoustic performance on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts in Morristown.

The show, titled "Open Wings, Broken Strings," starts at 8 p.m.

Tickets range from $27 to $57 and go on sale to the public on Friday, Aug. 14, at 9 a.m. online and 10 a.m. at the Community Theatre box office and by phone. (see info below)

This is a rare opportunity to hear stripped-down versions of great '90s rock songs.

As Kowalczyk explains: "As a songwriter and a singer in a successful rock band, I have had the good fortune of being surrounded by incredible musicians, lots of wonderful production on both record and onstage and plenty of volume!"

"But did you know that the story of your favorite songs often originates in a much different environment? Open Wings-Broken Strings is an opportunity for you to get to the heart of your favorite artists and their songs in a unique and compelling way. . ."

"Stripped down, intimate and acoustic, you'll hear the strings on the guitar vibrate and buzz, the vocal chords hum and pulsate as the songs you love come to life like you never knew they could," Kowalczyk added. "In this intimate environment, the rock star steps out from behind the layers of decibel and drama to greet you with the essence, the story, and the song. Quiet just might be the new loud."

Community Theatre box office: 100 South St., Morristown

Box office phone: (973) 539-8008

Online tickets: http://www.mayoarts.org/online.htm

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Christian music news: Sixpence None the Richer The Dawn of Grace,

Latest christian music: Sixpence None the Richer takes their rightful place alongside The Shins for easy listening indie pop with this must-have seasonal release The Dawn of Grace. Overshadowing everything I've heard to this point in the young season, this eminently loveable release is anchored by the huggable vocals of spritely Leigh Nash, who glides through this 10-song set of infectious pop arrangements like an elfen princess. I'm a sucker for Nash's white shoes brand of indie pop, so maybe she would have had me at "hello", regardless. But the product is very high-quality, and I don't see how it can help but earn high praise from the earnest and the ironic alike.
With brilliant new arrangements of traditionals (such as the wonderful Riu, Riu, Chiu!) and ambitious interpretations of pop standards (Joni Mitchell's dark classicRiver, for example, which is almost a bridge too far for the chipper Ms. Nash),The Dawn of Grace would already have enough fire power to blow most other new releases off the scene. But Sixpence NTR takes it a step further by including two (apparently--my advance copy does not offer much in the way of liner notes) new songs, The Last Christmas Without You and Christmas for Two, either one of which could easily show up when the credits roll on the Christmas episode ofFriday Night Lights or even Ugly Betty.

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Christian music news: Sixpence's Nash Goes Solo

Latest christian music: It's been nearly eight years since Sixpence None the Richer singer Leigh Nash's winsome vocals invaded radios with the band's summer staple and teen-flick fave "Kiss Me." In that time, Nash has garnered a wealth of material from which to draw inspiration: She and her mates amicably called it quits in 2004, and Nash gave birth to her first and only child, Henry, the same year. These radical shifts fueled the singer's solo debut, due this summer."It's definitely been the period of the most change of my life," says Nash. "It's a really rich, emotional time for me. Plenty of inspiration with my first child. And my husband and I have been married for ten years now, so of course there's a lot of relationship stuff to write about. [The album] was good timing."
Produced by Pierre Marchand (Sarah McLachlan) and currently in the mixing stage, the as-yet-untitled album was recorded throughout the fall in Canada, and is suffused with the mature pop in the vein of Sixpence. Among the new tracks are "Between the Lines," "Nervous in the Light of Dawn" and the delicate ballad "Along the Wall," which Nash says is her favorite.
"That's the first song that [Pierre and I] wrote together when we first met," she says. "I like just the mood of it. It's very beautiful, piano-based, and I tend to like songs like that."
Nash entered the music business in her teens after meeting guitarist Matt Slocum at a church retreat in Austin. The two, initially rounded out by bassist T.J. Behling, formed the Christian rock outfit Sixpence None the Richer (the name taken from C.S. Lewis'Mere Christianity) and released four albums. But following the release of 2002's Divine Discontent, which suffered lengthy label tangles before hitting shelves, both Slocum and Nash decided to disband.
"Matt and I had basically been thinking the same thing during the months leading up to the breakup," she says. "I had heard that he didn't want to make another record, so I called him and said, 'If you don't want to make the record, and I don't, then what are we doing?' It was a pretty easy conversation to have. We were both just so tired. We are still friends."
In spite of her thirteen years with Sixpence, Nash isn't a stranger to solo outings. She recorded the song "Need to Be Next to You" for the soundtrack to the 2000 romantic film Bounce, and she made guest appearances on albums by surf-guitar rockers Los Straightjackets and electro-dance outfit Delerium. But Nash is thrilled to finally be releasing her first solo effort. "I'm already excited about making another record," she says. "Just the exploration of me as a writer has been an unbelievable experience, and I think it's just the beginning."
In the meantime, Nash is also throwing her weight behind Movement Nashville, a small group of musicians -- including AutoVaughn, Jeremy Lister and Bang Bang Bang -- dedicated to promoting the diversity of the city's music scene. "Of course, most people think of country music," she says of Nashville, where she also resides. "But there is a really vibrant, thriving rock scene. It's unbelievable, but it really gets underrated. And it's nice to be around musicians who are kind of brand-new."
Though she's currently playing sporadic gigs to support Movement Nashville's efforts, Nash plans to launch a full tour following her album's release. And should the whole "music thing" not pan out, the singer's got a backup plan: "Working at Wal-Mart," Nash deadpans. "That's where I'm headed after this."

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Christian music news: Sixpence None the Richer to perform at Greenbelt Festival

Words: STREETBRAND Reporter
Sunday, 2 August 2009

GRAMMY-nominated American pop/rock band Sixpence None the Richer, most famous for Kiss Me and their covers of There She Goes and Don't Dream It's Over, will perform at the Christian music festival Greenbelt from 28 to 31 August at the Cheltenham Racecourse.

Made up of Matt Slocum and Leigh Nash, the band reunited in October 2008 after a four year break. Since then, they have released a Christmas record called The Dawn of Grace, and recently signed to EMI Credential.

Thousands are expected at this year's Greenbelt. The lineup at the Cheltenham Christian festival includes artists from yFriday, Jahaziel, Stu G, thebandwithnoname, Miriam Jones, L27, Karl Nova to Sharlene Hector, who featured in the 2004 worldwide Coca-Cola commercial singing I Wish (I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free), according to the event's website.

Most noted for the GRAMMY-nominated ballad Kiss Me, Sixpence None the Richer quickly became a household name and was featured in the film She's All That and played on TV during Prince Edward's wedding.

According to reports, the duo will release their new album early next year.

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Christian music news: The Gospel According to Sixpence None the Richer

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TO HEAR “KISS ME,” THE SMASH SINGLE BY SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER, is to be overcome by a series of romantic images: a young, awkwardly beautiful girl feeling the first flush of love, shedding her shyness in the arms of a good-hearted hunk on prom night; a pair of teenagers tingling with the knowledge that their relationship is more than that of the archetypal boy and girl next door; and in the ultimate romantic fairy tale, a prince and a princess joining together in holy matrimony.

Yet these scenes are not from singer Leigh Nash’s life, and they aren’t allusions to song lyrics. They’re clips from, respectively, the hit teen movie She’s All That, the ultra-trendy teen TV showDawson’s Creek, and the BBC broadcast of the Prince Edward—Sophie Rhys-Jones nuptials. Each of these very high-profile moments came off with the simple sentiments and indelible melodies of “Kiss Me” playing ...

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