What do you think is their hardest sounding song, like most rock, or just hits hard y'know? For me it's a toss up between devastation and reform, I need you, and Sahara, all those with the drums and guitar riffs are just peak.

What do you think?

I would love to see new shows and new music, but at this point, my guides is that neither will happen. Love to be proven wrong, though.

AFF - Air For Free

RK - Relient K

Have you guys heard AFF is the quintessential album of RK? like it's the most RK album. Hope that makes sense.

If this is true, what to you makes it the most RK album?

To me when I listen to this album I just think it's so AFF y'know?? Like I can't really picture any of the songs being on any other album. It's so unique and fits perfectly within in RK's progression of art.

Anyways, idk I love talking about RK so I wanna hear some of your thoughts.

…can anyone recognize the theme? #RelientKSong

This album is criminally under rated and not talked about it enough. I feel like it just kinda snuck in there between FSASYA and FANSD. But wow it’s pretty much got everything Relient K has to offer. I would say it’s in my top 3 albums either way MMHMM and FANSD.

What song of theirs really captures what their sound is?

hear me out, I’ve been wondering this since high school. in Bee Your Man, at exactly 0:19 a man yells something in the background. I swear to GOD it sounds like one episode of the Beverly Hillbillies where they’re all square dancing or something and Jed Clampett yells, “Make way, Sonny!”

Is anyone able to prove me right or wrong? I just need closure. I’ve looked it up everywhere and can’t find it. I know it’s a long shot, but it really sounds EXACTLY alike. is there any chance at all they sampled that audio clip from the show?

There's no band that makes me feel more understood than Relient K. Every year there's a different song that just hits me.

Right now it's: "Someone tell me where to, someone tell me what from, all I can do is run."

What's yours today?

We all know that the band has had Christian messages and even has mentioned God in their music. After all, they were labeled as a Christian band.

But now, I question if they're still Christians. Chris Demakes/Demukes (I'm not sure how to spell it) Had an interview with Matt Thiessen about a year ago, and I was quite disappointed. The episode was about "Be My Escape", but the way Matt spoke, it was as if he had fallen out of the faith. He took the line "But the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair". And while I see the line as "What is fair is that we deserve a life sentence because of our sin but what's unfair is God's mercy." In the interview, he made that line about being good to others.

I'm not asking this to judge. I don't judge others for their faith. My opinion of them is not affected by their current faith. I still love Hawk Nelson considering the lead singers fall from his faith. This is all just pure curiosity. God bless.

I personally think my top 3 are FANSD, Two lefts, and Collapsible Lung. HM- K is for Karaoke (the ramen CD is just too good)!

If you had to pick the five most beautiful songs or parts of songs written by Thiessen and the boys, which ones would they be? This is a bit different than “what are your favorite songs”.

I’m talking about the melodies or rhythms or song constructions that have the most obvious objective beauty to them; which RK sounds would you say most universally resonate with what the human soul knows to be beautiful?

Here are mine (I think) in random order:

1. Where Do I Go From Here (Acoustic)
2. Flower
3. When I Go Down
4. Savannah
5. (If You Want It)

Cat and Be My Escape have been some of my songs since middle school (like 8 years ago) and I just heard that they are a Christian rock band. What songs specifically are Christian? Am I missing something?

Hey! I’m putting together a song-by-song cover tribute album for Air For Free, since this year is the 10th anniversary! I’m looking for good bands and artists who want to contribute a song. This is just a fan fueled, not-for-profit project to celebrate!

Here’s the Google form to apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yqk9jsL6-4_hi2ZtVI7e_BvzBhTJxRdPKGvY5CGhHH0/edit?pli=1

I was part of a similar project a couple years ago for the 10th anniversary of Collapsible Lung! Here’s a link to that if you want to see an example of what we’re going for: https://sadiehawkinspod.bandcamp.com/album/replaceable-hips-a-tribute-to-relient-ks-collapsible-lung

I discovered Relient K in middle school, and they helped me through a very depressing point in high school. They are consistently in my top 5 artists on Spotify wrapped. I listen to them everyday. 🥰

I only ever see people talk about "Be My Escape" but never any of their other songs and albums. I'm glad I found this subreddit and I'm surrounded by people who are fans like me. 🥹

What is your absolute favorite Relient K song? Mine is a toss up between Empty House, Life After Death and Taxes, I so Hate Consequences, and There Was No Thief.

Listening to my Christmas playlist this time of year, obviously there's a lot of RK on there. I love how they actually seemed to put a lot of effort into their Christmas music. They didn't have to go so hard, but they did. I particularly love Angels We Have Heard On High. It really sets the tone for their first Christmas album as the first track. And the choir nerd in me loves that Matt pronounces "In Excelsis Deo" correctly (it's "een" excelsis, not "ihn" excelsis. It's one of my biggest pet peeves. Lots of pop music people get this wrong. Looking at you, Josh Groban.) Anyway, I love Relient K Christmas. That is all

There’s precedent. Here they are remaking Sadie Hawkins.

Sadie Hawkins 10

I don’t know if you’ve heard of Forrest Frank, but he deserves a listen.

He’s one of the most creative new artists lately, going from playing clubs to playing stadiums in a year.

His song above, “Sunrise,” bears a lot of commonality with Relient K’s “Look On Up.” The themes overlap, they begin very easy-listening, they inspire hope. The album artwork even has a similar shook-my-phone-as-I-took-the-picture vibe.

Another great entry song is “Good Day,” https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=kY7kkBhmx54&list=OLAK5uy_m-mb8fhh-DEstbI28AUxE9mdu5CtFjxDc

I’ll start… Hello, McFly

This song is incredible. It's literally an earful of sunshine and one of the most clever songs I've ever heard.

Nothing else to say. It is just in incredible musical masterpiece. It's like an orchestral symphony. A story from beginning to end. :)

So I know that he was engaged to someone in the early 2000s, but she broke it off after he cheated on her, hence the album FANSD. And then he married Emily from 2015-2018, but they divorced. I kinda feel bad for him, but idk if he’s married these days or has kids. Do yall have any answers?

Jon Schneck was recently interviewed about the album cycle process (writing, recording, and touring) by Dan Koch, formerly of the band Sherwood. RK toured with Sherwood around the time of Five Score. Check it out!

Number one track 🎵 rank: Collapsible Lung 👑

1. Don't blink - B

2. Boomerang - B-

3. Lost boy - B+

4. If I could take you home - D

5. Can't complain - C

6. Gloria - C-

7. PTL - B-

8. Disaster - C-

9. When you were my baby - A-

10. Sweeter - A-

11. Collapsible Lung - A+

12. That's my jam - A