The band's 1995 follow-up, This Beautiful Mess, met with growing acclaim, but suffered from REX's demise shortly after its release. Sixpence then found a welcome home in newly-formed indie-label Squint Entertainment, the brainchild of legendary producer Steve Taylor. With a resolute commitment to introducing people everywhere to the band's music, Squint prepared to launch the momentout album that would move Sixpence into its spotlit pop center.
First released in 1997, Sixpence None the Richer spent more than a year on Shelves before its winsome love song, "Kiss Me" landed on the soundtrack to Miramax Film's "She's All That." Seemingly overnight, Sixpence found themselves with the #1 pop song in the US as "Kiss Me" became the most-played song in 11 countries and topped VH1's "Video Countdown." The Grammy-nominated sonnet appeared on sitcoms and soaps, and landed the band on Leno, Letterman and morning talk's crown jewels as well. Even England's royal family couldn't resist the single's charms, playing the song for over 200 million viewers at Prince Edward's 1999 wedding.
In due time, Sixpence followed that success with its cover of the La's hit "There She Goes," adding an eleventh-hour recording of the song to its soon-to-be platinum-selling project. Establishing Sixpence as a legitimate "Breakthrough Artist" according to R&R Magazine, the song became a Top 10 pop single and video in its own right. More television and movie appearances followed, including a cover of Sam Phillips' "I Need Love" for the Here on Earth soundtrack (Twentieth Century Fox), NBC's Today Presents: The Best of the Summer Concert Series ("Us") and original worship choruses for the compilation albums Exodus ("Brighten My Heart") and Streams ("Breathe"), along with many others.
Sixpence's final studio album, 2002's Divine Discontent, recorded the band's stuggle to come to terms with the obligations of its commercial success. Divine Discontent delivered another Top 10 single with its cover of Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over" and a Top 20 with "Breathe Your Name," while giving the band a chance to take stock of its creative journey and reiterate its deep-seated convictions.
In 2004, Slocum and Nash decided to amicably part ways in order to explore other avenues both personally and professionally. Slocum spent time touring with John Davis (ex-front man of Superdrag) and Over the Rhine, and formed a new band called Astronaut Pushers with Lindsay Jamieson (Ben Folds), John Davis and Sam Ashworth. Astronaut Pushers released an EP that was produced by Jacquire Kin (Tom Waits, Modest Mouse) and Taylor Harris. He also got married in April 2007.
At the same time, Nash was exploring life as a first-time mother (her son, Henry, was born in 2004) and writing song lyrics. After some time off from her career, she created her own record label, One Son Records and released her first solo album, Blue on Blue (produced by Pierre Marchand). Billboard called the album "sweet, buoyant, optimistic and packed with one melodic masterpiece after another." She later issued a 7-song holiday EP called Wishing For This.
Nearly four years have passed since the initial separation, but both Slocum and Nash agreed that it was time to reunite and breathe new life into their special sound. So, in the Fall of 2007, they officially got back together and started working on new material. They plan to spend time touring in 2008 and eventually release a new album.
