Blue On Blue

iTunes Review

What happens when folk-rock ingénues grow up? Many wondered what direction Leigh Nash would take after the demise of the much-loved Sixpence None The Richer. She answered with her 2006 solo debut Blue On Blue, and rather than returning to the occasionally esoteric musings of her former band, Nash deals with issues of faith and family in more everyday terms. The singer’s marriage and recent motherhood is reflected in the album's warm tone. Produced by longtime Sarah McLachlan collaborator Pierre Marchand, Blue On Blue has a billowy sound that blends electronic atmospherics with acoustic guitar and piano, setting off Nash’s softly expressive vocals nicely and catching the right note of pensive yearning in tracks like “Along The Wall” and “Nervous In The Light Of Dawn.” A Jamaican rhythmic pulse drives “My Idea Of Heaven” and a semi-psychedelic tinge colors “Just A Little.” Such songs as “Ocean Size Love” illuminate the intersection of earthly romance and Christian grace. Appealingly melodic with bittersweet undertones, Blue On Blue re-introduces Nash as an artist of charm and conviction.