Album Of The Day: The Fatherless & The Widow by Sixpence None The Richer

Album Art of Sixpence None The Richer's The Fatherless And The Widow album - A photo of two white people, on the left a woman with shoulder-length red hair, and a man with shorter brown hair on the right. They are both looking wide-eyed into the camera and have a blank expression on their faces. To the right of them is printed the band name on top of the photo in small text, with a large, semi-transparent large 'S' behind the text. At the top and bottom, it seems like the photo is covered by some other cards and a few branches with leaves on them.

"Meaningless / It's all meaningless." Released 33 years ago yesterday, this is the first album from this Christian rock band that went on to become a worldwide pop sensation in the late '90s for "Kiss Me" and a series of covers. The duo of Matt Slocum's songwriting and musicianship along with Leigh Bingham Nash's powerful vocals make for a dynamic duo that has kept this band recording and performing for decades. This album is probably their most Christian release, with lyrics that are pulled right from The Bible and classic poets and thinkers. Their rock sound here is a bit basic and the guitars pretty jangly, which is not my favorite sound, but it's a decent debut from a band that will go far. I'm glad they kept at it and I hope to see them play live sometime. Come to Minneapolis!

Release Year: 1993
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