Sixpence None the Richer - Divine Discontent
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Artist: Sixpence None the RicherEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2002-10-29
Music Label: Word Entertainment
Soundtracks:
- Breathe Your Name - Sixpence None the Richer
- Tonight - Sixpence None the Richer
- Down and Out of Time - Sixpence None the Richer
- Don't Dream It's Over
- Waiting On The Sun
- Still Burning
- Melody Of You
- Paralyzed
- I've Been Waiting
- Eyes Wide Open
- Dizzy
- Tension Is A Passing Note
- A Million Parachutes
Free Music Notes for Divine Discontent
Free Music Review: I'm in love.
Hit: 5 Stars
Goodness. Sweet, ear-candy, occasionally string-tinged, deliciously eargasmic, sugary pop goodness. Sixpence has returned after five years with the strongest offering of their career. There's a marked growth in all their abilities - writing, performing, producing, what have you - that's pretty noticeable even between this disc and their latest self-titled offering. Their own brand of intelligent pop (still embellished with some occasional violin and cello) is thankfully intact. And I don't mean to cheapen it by saying 'pop' - I just mean that it's eminently listenable, but it goes beyond simple pop with some tinges of jazz and classical sensibility, topped off with a little more whimsy than your average mainstream band. Take a listen to the non-radio tunes and you'll discover a whole world of songcraft beyond their breakthrough "Kiss Me."Matt Slocum's way with a catchy ear-pleasing melody is as on-key as ever. Leigh Nash's half-childlike voice is sweet and innocent as always; I can understand how some people might not enjoy hearing her all the time, but I consider those vocals a fitting & essential part of the whole. Slocum's guitar is just about perfect throughout; quiet filtered chords under "Breathe Your Name" and "Don't Dream it's Over," fiery riffing through the uncharacteristically dark "Paralyzed," gentle soothing ambience in "A Million Parachutes." That closer is probably the disc's most shining moment, which is really saying something considering how solid the twelve tracks leading up to it are. There isn't a weak moment to be found anywhere.
"Breathe Your Name" alone is one of the most perfect four-minute helpings of melodic ear candy I've heard in years, and it's not even the best this album has to offer. Beautiful ballads ("Still Burning," "Melody of You," "Parachutes") sit among the more catchy upbeat tunes and there's a natural flow between them throughout. It was surprising to see that "Don't Dream It's Over" and "Waiting on the Sun" weren't written by the group; they're performed with such a dreamy upbeatness that they don't sound the least bit out of place on a SNtR disc. "Eyes Wide Open" shuffles between quirky alt-rock and an almost jazzy beat. Every song has its own identity, but none seem out of place amid the whole album's sublime mood.
The reactions to Divine Discontent seem to be mixed even among the band's fans, and I'm still not sure why. This one grabbed me right from the first spin and its appeal hasn't faded yet: it's never been out of the rotation for almost six months now and I'm only liking it more and more. It's worth at least a good listen or two for those curious. Enjoy it half as much as I do and it'll still be money well spent.
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Five years after its breakthrough self-titled platinum album and gold smash hit 'Kiss Me' made it one of the most successful Christian crossover artist in rock history, Sixpence None The Richer is back. Includes the single 'Breathe Your Name'. Reprise. 2002.Pushing aside broken relationships in both their professional and personal lives in the last five years, members of Sixpence None the Richer are probably more relieved than anyone else to finally see the arrival of Divine Discontent. Yet true art seems to take its purest form when forged through turmoil, and this much-anticipated release is as pure as solid gold. The 12 tracks featured here are nothing short of a brilliant pop tapestry woven through Leigh Nash's airy and vibrant vocals and songwriter Matt Slocum's finely textured guitar work. While fans of "Kiss Me" will relate to the upbeat "Tonight" and "Breathe Your Name," no one should mistake the upbeat pop for shallowness. In fact, tracks like "Down and Out of Time," "Paralyzed," and "I've Been Waiting" display a rich lyrical depth centered on the human experience. Throughout Divine, Slocum showcases a prowess for offsetting Nash's lilting melodies against haunting, minor key choruses, creating a bittersweet melancholy that lingers well after each song. Perhaps the band does this no better than in the ending track, "A Million Parachutes," which captures that dull ache of longing for friends from afar. It's a feeling well known to those Sixpence fans who have waited five long years for this release. The wait was well worth it. --Michael Lyttle
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