New York Times Mention

Sixpence was mentioned in Paper Cuts, which is a blog published by the NY Times Book Review.

"Paper Cuts is a blog about books and other forms of printed matter, written by the editors of The Book Review."

"On Wednesdays, this blog is the delivery vehicle for “Living With Music,” a playlist of songs from a writer or some other kind of book-world personage."

Author Daniel Radosh lists out the 10 best Christian Rock Songs, and puts "Kiss Me" at number 2.  He doesn't mention anything about my "spectacular" drum part but does include a quote from T Bone Burnett.  Here is what he wrote:

"2) Kiss Me, Sixpence None The Richer. O.K., maybe this isn’t a great song, but it’s a pretty good one, and most people actually know it so it will help me explain what Christian rock is and isn’t. This jangly pop tune, lifted somewhat above its station by singer Leigh Nash’s lovely voice, was an inescapable mainstream hit in 1999. The lyrics are unabashedly romantic: “Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance, silver moon sparkling, so kiss me.” And if you’re looking for a covert message about Jesus in them, there isn’t one. “We don’t experience faith as a compartmentalized, religious aspect of life,” Nash has said. “I don’t feel like I’m more of a Christian when I’m saying my prayers than when I’m kissing my husband.” While it should be generally possible to discern a Christian worldview permeating an artist’s oeuvre, their Christianity would arguably be less authentic if they limited their focus to explicit pronouncements of faith. As T-Bone Burnett (who almost made this list) put it, “If Jesus is the light of the world, there are two kinds of songs you can write. You can write songs about the light, or you can write songs about what you can see from the light.” "

Radosh has authored a book about the Christian "sub-culture" entitled, Rapture Ready.  Conveniently, he included a link to mp-3's of the songs on the list which is pretty awesome, considering the list includes obscure bands (compared to, say Miley Cyrus) such as The 77's and Larry Norman, not to mention Over the Rhine.  Personally, I don't think I'd heard the Larry Norman cut before, and the song by Andy Hunter is pretty cool too and apparently it's being used in the promo's for Speed Racer. 

Comments

[Miley Fan]

I'm going to check out the MP3 link above, as I'm always interested in finding new artists to enjoy.

I've enjoyed a number of 'Sixpence' songs, and think it's unfortunate that the group split up. Equally disappointing is the seeming moral departure that Leigh Nash made in her first solo album.