Sixpence None the Richer

Divine Discontent
Reprise Records

Perhaps no other band has experienced the crossover success that Sixpence None the Richer has found over the past five years.  Radio hits like “Kiss Me” and “There She Goes” have caused the band’s popularity to skyrocket. After a five-year recording hiatus, the band has released its newest studio project, “Divine Discontent,” an album that proves that the band’s past success wasn’t a fluke. From beginning to end, the album showcases the best of the group’s modern rock sound, the unmistakable voice of lead singer Leigh Nash and incomparable euphemisms of faith and relationships.

The band, whose name is taken from the writings of C.S. Lewis, has never been one to shy away from matters of faith. The band’s ability to communicate the faith of its members through music and poetry has captured the attention of many. “Divine Discontent” is about the dissatisfaction that we often encounter in this life through experiences such as failed relationships, loneliness and suffering. The climax of this struggle is best expressed in the song “Dizzy.” The singer compares personal failures to those of men like David, Peter, and Thomas, and then confesses as clay to the potter, “I give You myself/It’s all that I have/Broken and frail/I’m clay in Your hands/I’m spinning unconcealed/Dizzy on this wheel/ For You, my love.”

“Divine Discontent” is a terrific example of artistry and simplicity coming together to relate the experiences of this life to the life to come.