On October 22, the group signed a record deal with Capitol . Mmhmm was released on November 2, 2004. Lyrically, the album showcases the group’s growth in songwriting, toning down on the silliness presented in their songs, in favor of “more thoughtful lyricism”, focusing on writing songs about failure, forgiveness,…
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In July 2003, Relient K released a limited edition vinyl EP entitled The Vinyl Countdown , with only 1,500 copies in printing. The EP included two versions of the song, ” Five Iron Frenzy is Either Dead or Dying”. The album was dedicated to Jesse Alkire, contest winner and friend…
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On March 11, 2003, Relient K released their third studio album Two Lefts Don’t Make a Right…but Three Do . The album peaked at number 38 on the Billboard 200 and at number two on the Christian Albums chart. It was nominated for a Grammy in the category of ”…
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Relient K was asked to do a rendition of the popular VeggieTales song “The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything” for the 2002 feature length VeggieTales movie Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie . The song appeared on the Veggie Rocks! compilation album. The song would be later used again in The Pirates…
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As the group was preparing to record their second full-length album, Cushman left later in 2000, to join the Christian metal band Narcissus . Brett Schoneman of Christian rock band Philmore filled in temporarily, followed by Jared Byers , drummer of the Christian rock band Bleach , until Dave Douglas…
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The album landed them in the Christian rock limelight, and Relient K was offered a clothing deal with Abercrombie & Fitch in 2001. Gotee , the band’s label, accepted the offer on Relient K’s behalf; Pittman recalls, “The choice was never really given to us. The label made the choice.”…
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All Work & No Play caught the attention of dc Talk ‘s Toby McKeehan (tobyMac), who later signed the band to his label, Gotee Records . Relient K released its debut EP , 2000 A.D.D. , with Gotee Records in 2000, with Stephen Cushman on drums. Soon after, the band…
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Founded in 1998, Relient K was formed by Matt Thiessen , Matt Hoopes and Brian Pittman . Named after Hoopes’ Plymouth Reliant K car, they played their first show at a friend’s house on New Year’s Eve, playing in front of roughly 15 people. Todd Frascone later joined for a…
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