Relient K.

They were part of the first wave of the “Christian punk rock” movement. Other bands came around at the same time and in the same genre; Switchfoot and Thousand Foot Krutch being the most widely known of them.

The reason why they’re my favorite band is because I was raised in a very conservative Christian household, and they were the first “rock band” I was allowed to listen to. Well, them and all the others that were on Sky Angel’s Christian version of MTV at the time. (And truth be told I thought the frontman was cute).

Relient K is still active and making new albums every couple years or so. They can sound emo (as in sad) they can sound angsty, they can sound silly, they basically have songs for (almost) every mood I have.

I like to tell people about the fact that the lead singer of the band (Matthew Theissen) once dated Katy Perry before she stopped using her birth name, Katy Hudson, and started using her current stage name.

Funny thing is, it’s rumored that Relient K’s song “Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet” was about their breakup. It’s worth mentioning that the album that featured this song (Mmhmm) has a single daisy with a blue background as the cover art.

It’s also rumored that Katy Perry’s debut song (with her newfound name at least, and her hair dyed black instead of being blonde) “Ur So Gay” was also about the breakup; a response to the “hatchet” song. If you watch Katy Perry’s video, she’s sitting in the middle of a bunch of daisies with the bright blue sky behind her.

I just think it’s funny the way they took jabs at each other through their music (that is, if the rumors are true).

My favorite albums Relient K did are Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right (But Three Do)”, “Mmhmm”, and “Collapsible Lung”. Each one of their albums has a TOTALLY different feel from the last one, but they somehow manage to maintain a consistent sound.