Sixpence None the Richer

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Sixpence None the Richer (also known as Sixpence) is an American Christian rock/pop band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, eventually settling in Nashville, Tennessee. They are best known for their songs "Kiss Me" and "Breathe Your Name" and their covers of "Don't Dream It's Over" and "There She Goes". The name of the band is inspired by a passage from the book Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis.


Leigh Nash described the origin of the band's name on the Late Show with David Letterman:
It comes from a book by C. S. Lewis called Mere Christianity. A little boy asks his father if he can get a sixpence—a very small amount of English currency—to go and get a gift for his father. The father gladly accepts the gift and he's really happy with it, but he also realizes that he's not any richer for the transaction. C.S. Lewis was comparing that to his belief that God has given him, and us, the gifts that we possess, and to serve Him the way we should, we should do it humbly—realizing how we got the gifts in the first place.
—Leigh Nash

Guitarist/songwriter Matt Slocum met vocalist Leigh Nash in the early 1990s. They recorded a demo, which now circulates as "The Original Demos", with bassist T.J. Behling and drummer Brad Arnold at Verge Music Works recording studio in Dallas, and eventually an album, The Fatherless and the Widow, for the independent label REX Music in 1993.
In 1997, the group signed to Steve Taylor's label Squint Entertainment and released a self-titled album, which slowly began garnering attention from a wider audience in the mainstream industry. Although Placencio played bass on most of the album, he left the band before it was released and was replaced by Justin Cary, who joined the band around the same time as second guitarist Sean Kelly.
Baker left the band before that album's release and was replaced by Rob Mitchell.
On February 26, 2004, Matt Slocum announced that the group had disbanded. On July 22, 2004, it was reported that Matt Slocum had started a new band, the Astronaut Pushers, with Lindsay Jamieson (of the band Departure Lounge) and Sam Ashworth (son of influential musician Charlie Peacock). John Davis (of the band Superdrag) joined the band in 2005. The Astronaut Pushers released a self-titled, four-song EP on their own label, Runway Network, in 2005.



Band members

Current members
Matt Slocum – guitar, cello (1992-2004, 2008-)
Leigh Nash – vocals (1992-2004, 2008-)
Justin Cary – bass (1997–2004, 2008–)



Former members
James Arhelger – bass (1994–1995)
Joel Bailey – bass (1994–1995)
Dale Baker – drums (1993–2001)
Tess Wiley – guitar (1995–1996, 2008)
J.J. Plasencio – bass (1992–1996)
Sean Kelly – guitar (1997–2004)
Rob Mitchell – drums (2001–2004)
Jerry Dale McFadden – keyboard (2001–2004)


Discography


Studio albums
1994: The Fatherless and the Widow
1995: This Beautiful Mess
1997: Sixpence None the Richer
2002: Divine Discontent
2008: The Dawn of Grace
2012: Lost in Transition