But Three Do , debuted at number 38 on Billboard's Top album chart upon its release in spring MMHMM scanned over 51, copies sold during its first week, hitting number 15 on the Top and number one for Christian albums. Relient K further added Jonathan Schneck as a third guitarist who also played banjo and bells that year, bumping them up to quintet status.
True to form, Relient K set out on a full round of nationwide dates, including spring shows with Mae and Sherwood , before releasing the Christmas-themed album Let It Snow Baby In October, Douglas announced that he would be leaving Relient K to dedicate himself full-time to his side project Gypsy Parade.
He was replaced in early by Ethan Luck , who would accompany the group during its appearances on that year's Warped Tour. The band released its sixth studio album, Forget and Not Slow Down , in Their next set of original music wouldn't arrive until During recording, Luck parted ways with the band, his vacated slot filled a couple months later by the very drummer he replaced, David Douglas.
The band's seventh LP, Collapsible Lung , was released that summer, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard Switchfoot and Relient K were among the leaders of that movement. Both bands formed around the same time — Switchfoot in and Relient K in — in a Christian alternative-rock moment enabled by the world-beating success of U2 who only flirted with the idea of going non-secular early in their career. And while both bands kept making record after record, they each increasingly slipped into mainstream culture.
Those moments seem like they happened ages ago, but both bands are still extremely prolific. The band has ramped up charity efforts with its annual Bro-Am surf competition, and even released a documentary of its travels to accompany the album Fading West. Relient K has also been touring on and off, but its roster of official members has been whittled down to two: Matt Thiessen aka my high school crush and Matt Hoopes, who are both based in Nashville now.
Thiessen also has side projects; he co-wrote a song for ex-girlfriend Katy Perry and helped produce some Owl City tracks. Still, when it comes to the mainstream, both bands now operate with a lower profile.
Soon after, they released Relient K , their first full-length CD. It was distinctly Christian rock and featured lyrics with a wide range of pop-culture references. Brett Schoneman of Christian rock band Philmore filled in temporarily, [9] [10] [11] followed by Jared Byers , drummer of the Christian rock band Bleach , until Dave Douglas joined in December In an interview, Matt Thiessen said that when the band started, he was the only one who sang, but he knew Matt Hoopes could sing as well.
Hoopes was reluctant, but Thiessen said he "got it out of him". As a result, Hoopes became the primary back-up vocalist. The band released their second album, The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek , in Though there were still plenty of pop-culture references on this album, [8] it contained many more softer songs and slightly lighter guitars.
The label made the choice. The song was released on three different albums, two in single form. The first version also included their song "Breakdown" being sung by Larry the Cucumber.
There was also a promotional version which included the original version of "Breakdown". A cut-down version missing the bridge was included on the Christian rock compilation Veggie Rocks! The album had multiple covers of different colors, each depicting a vehicle in some kind of wreck. As pop-culture references became less specific, sound and vocals became far more defined. The group released their fourth album, Mmhmm , in late Pop-culture references were even less specific than on their third album, if present at all.
The album was significantly more on the serious side with very few of the silly songs the band was known for. It is reported that it has sold approximately , copies. Shortly before Mmhmm' s release, longtime bassist Brian Pittman left the band, citing that he was tired of touring and wanted to start a landscaping company. Matt Thiessen announced Pittman's departure in fall , saying:. That IS crazy, huh?
Brian decided to leave the band in July, so we've had plenty of time to let the initial shock die down. We're aware that a lot of you already knew, so we apologize for not announcing this sooner. There were many reasons. He thought long and hard about his decision, and he came to the conclusion that he would like to do other things than play bass for the band. We respect him for it. We'd be lying to say that we're not all completely bummed that Brian won't be a part of Relient K anymore.
And though we know things won't be the same without him, it must be said that we have always valued our friendships with him more than our on-stage relationship. Anyway, all of us still hang out, and its like nothing is different at all. I feel like that's how you know that you've made a friend that will be there for the rest of your days. We want to thank Brian for all the years he gave the band.
You're the best, buddy. Pittman reunited with the band for one final show, which was the release party for "Mmhmm" at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, Ohio on November 1, John Warne , lead singer and guitarist of Ace Troubleshooter , filled in as bassist for the remainder of and became full-time bassist in Also in , Jon Schneck joined as a third guitarist, as well as a banjo and bell player, to create a fuller, more distinctive sound.
This was also because the band planned to add more piano, and having another guitarist gave Matt Thiessen the freedom to do that. The track " Be My Escape " is the band's most popular mainstream song to date. It was classified as a gold single in October Thiessen had said that the title of the album comes from the fact that it's the band's fifth album, it is the first time all five of them are on a record together, and it has been seven years since they made their first record.
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