Well a bit boring to poke another ‘media of the moment’ type thing at you. But yesterday I managed to come across the new Leigh Nash CD, “Blue on Blue” (former lead singer of Sixpence None the Richer). I knew it was coming out in August and was intending to get my hands on it, but not expecting it to be around so soon.

Anyway, it’s a winner. Probably on the more ‘cheesy’ end of the scale of music I listen to – much more ‘pop’ than Sixpence stuff. But her voice is beautiful and you can either ‘no brainer’ the thing or have a decent listen. It was declared ‘liked’ immediately by at least Laura and Hannah. I guess you could compare it slightly to Sarah McLaughlan – not that I really know any of her stuff. Same producer guy, same genre apparently. Just sort of… hmm, fun, enjoyable and a lot less depressing than a lot of Sixpence Stuff. Written mostly to/about her husband and son with the underlying ‘God stuff’ poked in there pretty subtley (true Sixpence style) now and then.

Favourite songs thus far would probably have to be Along the Wall or Never Finish.

I woke up this morning to, “Good morning sunshine, the earth says hello!” which I met with a groan. It took me a good long while to haul myself out of bed. Had some breakfast and showed Jess (the culprit) how to use ebay – although it was partially ‘down’ so that didn’t work, I think I managed to reassure her that it was all very straight forward and you just click your way through the selling process.

She had her computer there and was playing some of the new Nelly Furtado stuff – really not a fan. She has entirely changed her style and it sounds like a bad combination of 80’s music and R&B. Nasty. One song was alright. I like some of her old stuff – the acoustic ones.

I was hunting some Sixpence lyrics this morning on Google and found a few of their’s I don’t have… I own about six of their cd’s and thought I pretty well had them all, aside from one collection lot – which I have every song from anyway. I cannot work out where the songs have come from, perhaps from movie tracks or other compliations? This mean’s I’ll have to track them down online or something to a) appease the curiousity monster, b) own them.

I first found Sixpence not through the hit “Kiss Me” (having been out of the country) but on a CD called Exodus that mum picked up from somewhere Brighten My Heart. I tentatively bought their newest CD Divine Discontent – it took a good while to grow on me, and suddenly hit home that yes I really did like them a lot and was listening to them for siginficant periods of time without getting sick of them. And over the next year or two aquired as many as I could get my hands on – with varying likeability strength.

I have found verty few people that share this taste. Oh well. Their lyrics are spectacular! Leigh Nash also has a new album coming out sometime in August – I will be getting my hands on it asap.

That saying I detest their cover of ‘Dancing Queen’ because I’ve never liked the song and have bad mental images of Kylie Minogue strutting her stuff some Olympics opening ceremony to it… And a couple of others like Trust that I find pretty annoying. The reprise is okay. They are not flawless.

Having spent the majority of my life outside of mainstream culture it’s been a slow introduction to the music world. I still haven’t got much of a clue when people talk about various bands. My collection is predominantly Christian music -which I guess is okay but it’s a pretty narrow field. I very much appreciate finding good stuff that isn’t – I never really know where to start.

I like this one a lot at the moment (Sixpence)

Drifting

Drifting away from you
Spinning down to the pinpoint drop of isolation
In a spell
Walking away from the fire
That keeps my heart
From turning ice

Golden feet grace the surface of the sea
Sinking deeper I view them from underneath
Flailing kicking as I head for the deep
I question a hypothetical lead supper
Oh God receive my outstretched hand

Will I inhale the blue
Spinning down upon the glass
A ghost towards realization of a cell
Enclosing the hauntings of a past
That blind the eyes
And rust the heart

So I fell
I need you to take my hand
And keep my heart from ice

Lines of My Earth
Sixpence None the Richer

The lines of my earth, so brittle, unfertile, and ready to die.
I need a drink, but the well has run dry.
And we in the habit of saying the same things all over again,
For the money we shall make.

This is the last song that I write
‘Til you tell me otherwise.
And it’s because I just don’t feel it.
This is the last song that I write
‘Til you tell me otherwise.
And it’s because I just don’t feel it anymore.

It should be our time. This fertile youth’s black soil is ready for rain.
The harvest is nigh, but the well has gone dry.
And they in the habit of saying the same things all over again,
about the money we shall make.

This is the last song that I write
‘Til you tell me otherwise.
And it’s because I just don’t feel it.
This is the last song that I write
‘Til you tell me otherwise.
And it’s because I just don’t feel it anymore.

I find this song a little strange despite really liking it, if you have any thoughts on the words please leave a comment.

Sister, Mother
Sixpence None the Richer

My life is plagued
By mistakes, broken love, slaps in the face.
But I’m trying to care, to dare to embrace your face.

Hug him like a brother.
Kiss her like a sister.
Let it be my mother for now.

I want to find where the maid in the street
Is pouring her wine.
I heard she takes you in and gives you the words
You need said.

If you’ll be her brother,
She’ll kiss you like a sister.
She’ll even be your mother for now.

Hug him like a brother.
Kiss her like a sister.
Let it be my mother.
Let it be my father.
I will be her brother.
Kiss her like a sister.
Come and be my mother forever.