Superchic[k]

Superchic[k]'s 2001 label debut, Karaoke Superstar, amassed piles of critical praise, topped R&R's Christian rock chart with "Barlow Girls", was nominated for two Dove awards for Rock Album and Rock Song of the Year, and landed nearly forty major TV/film placements, from Alias and The Practice to MTVís The Real World and the feature film The Glass House. The group's upbeat anthem "One Girl Revolution" even scored the soundtrack and main credits sequence for Reese Witherspoon's 2001 hit Legally Blonde. Without question, this inspired Midwestern pop group has penetrated the mainstream with a hope-filled, spiritually-centered message that's already been heard by tens of millions of people. And though the group clocked in over a 100,000 miles in their 15 passenger van this past year, Superchic[k] is already dropping an astonishing new album, the poignantly titled Last One Picked. If Karaoke Superstar fashioned a home run sound, then Last One Picked hammers a grand slam right out of the ballpark. Max, the group's creative mad scientist, produced the new album in a way that accentuates their diverse stylistic twists while shooting the sonic levels right off the charts. Likewise, the new songs offer more pointed commentary about the world's social snares while encouraging fans to seek and follow God's individual purpose for their lives. Superchic[k] - featuring Max, lead singer Tricia, her sister and guitarist/vocalist Melissa, six-stringer Justin, drummer Brian, and bass player Matt (who once decapitated the group's van via a hotel overhang) - fires out a melody mosh pit with sardonic wit that propels the computer nerd and band geek straight to prom night royalty. Through all their musical growth, the group best spreads their artistic wings with the pain-drenched piano-ballad "We All Fall" that drips with empathy and compassion. Overall, Last One Picked champions not the victors, but those who seek and follow God's purpose, reminding us that success is a journey and not a destination.