All the while “Puedo Escribir” is a Spanish rock number about loss and loneliness.Īnother rock single that received some strong Christian radio support is “I Can’t Catch You.” More rock than much on the album, this song is all about a great guitar riff hook by Slocum. “Easy to Ignore” brings the band back to its roots with a more eclectic folk rock sound with a wonderful string section supporting the Americana rock flavor. The song reached millions more as it played in the pivotal scene in the popular teen romantic comedy, “She’s All That” as well as accompanying a scene on the popular Dawson’s Creek.
“Kiss Me” became the biggest hit for the band as they crossed over to mainstream radio. What follows can only be described as an mega hit and a game changer for the band. We will wait until you call our name out loud. We will wait until you call our name out loud, Here we are in the waiting room of the world. Strings don’t normally rock like this! The longing lyrics match the music to a “T” One of the album’s highlights is the very sexy and groove driven “Waiting Room.” This contains some of the best combination of Slocum’s guitar work and Leigh’s breathy vocals mixed with a very dynamic string arrangement. “We’re all told to dance, but no one picked the tune.”
One is lulled into submission and eventually the listener surrenders to the sounds so beautiful and stirring.Īll too often an artist finds the most powerful expressions are the questions and the difficulties in life, so with “Anything” the band admits to this frailty in the art. “We Have Forgotten” starts off the album with a soft and lilting melody that, like most of the album, envelopes and surrounds rather than beats and pounds. But if all the reader knows of this project are those two great singles than they are truly missing out on a wonderful record that captures more and more with each listen. Squint immediately began repressing the project with the bonus song added to the project. Soon afterward the band would record a cover of the La’s “There She Goes” which would also chart extremely well.
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The single would continue to breathe life into the project as it was used in a pivotal scene in the popular teen romance movie “She’s All That.” As stellar as the debut release was, it did not compare to what Steve Taylor’s fledgling label, Squint, would produce with the bands self-titled third release.Īfter experiencing some moderate sales success the album started to fly when mainstream radio stations began adding the single “Kiss Me.” This became a huge hit reaching Number two on both the Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts. The sales force was in the presence of something that was bigger than they even imagined.
Lewis that explained the seemingly odd name of the band. Guitarist Matt Slocum read a portion from C.S.
Minutes later the sales force was introduced to songs “Trust” and “Field of Flowers” from the upcoming debut release, “Fatherless and the Widow” by Sixpence None the Richer. A young man I remembered from the band Love Come stood next to her. He stood at the front of the conference room with his arm around this pretty little, diminutive red haired girl. The owner of Diamante was a hulk of man named Bill Conine. But this time we were presented something we never saw coming. This was a label driven by very creative aggressive musical leanings like Circle of Dust, Believer, Living Sacrifices, Six Feet Deep and Hot Pink Turtle. We were having sales Conference in Nashville, TN at the offices of REX, an independent label that Diamante had recently signed a distribution deal with. In early 1994 I was working for the newly created Diamante Music, a company birthed from the demise of Frontline Records/Distribution.