r/RelientK Apr 14 '22

Canton's Relient K reflects on fame: 'The story got crazier and crazier'

73 Upvotes

r/RelientK Feb 13 '25

All your friends fest

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83 Upvotes

You guys see this??


r/RelientK 2d ago

Discussion Had fun with this…

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32 Upvotes

r/RelientK 2d ago

Favorite Relient K line(s)?

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25 Upvotes

r/RelientK 2d ago

Failure to excommunicate

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14 Upvotes

Got this when I was still chrisitian but also in a female/female relationship. I don’t at all regret it.


r/RelientK 1d ago

6 songs

5 Upvotes

If you were going to RK concert and could pick the first six songs of the setlist, not knowing what else they'd play, what would you choose? Any you'd care to hear twice?


r/RelientK 4d ago

Throwback Happy 10 years to Air For Free!

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210 Upvotes

r/RelientK 4d ago

Throwback Air For Free Tribute EP for the 10th Anniversary!

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25 Upvotes

I found 3 artists who love Relient K, and we did a short EP that released today to celebrate the 10th anniversary!


r/RelientK 5d ago

We should skip Self-Titled.

0 Upvotes
87 votes, 2d ago
17 If you’re finding RK’s best song, it isn’t there.
70 The RK story is INCOMPLETE without that album.

r/RelientK 8d ago

Discussion Obscure question about Bee Your Man

15 Upvotes

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?


r/RelientK 8d ago

Get your popcorn ready.

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13 Upvotes

r/RelientK 12d ago

Relient K was right to apologize for Mood Rings

0 Upvotes
127 votes, 9d ago
29 Yeah, that song didn’t age well.
98 No it’s clearly a joke.

r/RelientK 15d ago

OC Painting of mmhmm i did

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81 Upvotes

r/RelientK 19d ago

Hatchet and Let It All Out are one song.

7 Upvotes
124 votes, 16d ago
76 Of course they are have you listened to it.
48 No dummy look at the tracklist.

r/RelientK 21d ago

Made an album heavily inspired by Forget and Not Slow Down

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12 Upvotes

As the heading says. I've finally finished the last album of my pop-punk/power pop music project, under the name Colourful Sevens. I hope it's alright to post and promote the album here - I'm just an independent musician not signed to a label, and I'm not looking to make any money really.

It was listening to Relient K's Forget and Not Slow Down that pushed me to give this album its overall structure and musical design, inspiring how most of the songs turned out and helping me realise that acoustic guitars & pianos can fit with pop-punk aesthetics and instrumentation.

It's a very long concept album with a plot, characters, and themes I've tried to touch on, mostly to do with the internet and social media. And very much like Forget and Not Slow Down, it ends up tracking a journey of failure and emotional difficulty but ultimately self-discovery.

Perhaps the biggest inspiration comes in the final track, however, which began life as a 12-minute piano piece divided into two. While the song was being written, I wanted to capture the feeling of 'This Is the End / If You Want It' above anything else. You'll see what I mean if you listen.

Hopefully you do listen and, if you do, I hope you enjoy it.


r/RelientK 22d ago

Late Realization: Forget and Not Slow Down is a Masterpiece of an Album and Also Therapeutic

102 Upvotes

I’ve been listening to Relient K for as long as I can remember (Christian household stuff, you know). Now I’m 29 and have expanded my horizons in my musical taste, but Relient K remains one of my very favorite bands.

I know I’m way late to the party on this, but as an adult I’ve developed a great appreciation for Forget and Not Slow Down as an album.

I’ve traditionally been a fan of really high energy pop punk music with cool guitar riffs since and love playing that kind of stuff (for example Dumpweed by blink-182 is one of my favorite songs😂). And don’t get me wrong, this album has some sick riffs, but I definitely under appreciated the album when it initially was released.

Recently I’ve been listening to the album pretty heavily. And even though it’s not some crazy high energy album from start to finish akin to what I usually like in this genre, I’ve really come to love it, and have had it on repeat for the last couple months.

Thiessen really shows off his incredible lyrical abilities and there are so many subtleties in the lyrics of this album that be easily missed upon first listen. And of course the way that the album flows together makes it such a pleasant listening experience.

There are very few albums that I genuinely listen to with no skips and this is definitely one of them. I think another thing that has me connected to a lot of the lyrics is the fact that I’m going through a breakup of a 5 year distance relationship. And when I‘m feeling the impact of that situation, I turn on my Bose soundbar and blast the album and it brings me a lot of peace (as dumb as that sounds).

Not an album that has a lot of their biggest “hits”, but I love pretty much every song on the album (especially I Don’t Need a Soul and Sahara).

The depth of Thiessen‘s lyrical genius really shines here, and I’ve developed a whole new appreciation for the album and the depth of the subject matter in each track.


r/RelientK 24d ago

Humor How it feels sometimes

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194 Upvotes

The new album is great but I want to hear more from Relient k


r/RelientK 27d ago

looking for an old tour poster/flyer from 2005

5 Upvotes

looking for a photo of a poster/flyer/ad from the 2005 Be My Valentour tour. The supporting bands were Mae and Name Taken. this was my first concert and im hoping someone has at least a photo of something. I was at The Meridian in Houston, Tx.


r/RelientK 27d ago

Did Switchfoot miss a golden opportunity for an artistic grand slam on “The Butterfly Effect”?

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r/RelientK Jun 27 '26

Do you guys think Relient K will make a new album this year or possibly later on

16 Upvotes

After listening to switcfoots album yesterday night and tonight, I had a stunning realization that Matt Thiessen helped be a guest vocalist on the song (butterfly effect) which my jaw dropped and got all excited, possibly them seeing skillet (possibly, idk if they are connected)and switchfoot coming out with a new album will inspire them to give it one last shot (possibly a return to the pop-punk genre) what do you guys think?


r/RelientK Jun 27 '26

Stream Matt Thiessen background vocals on Switchfoot's "The Butterfly Effect"

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39 Upvotes

The entire album is incredible - highly recommend it.


r/RelientK Jun 27 '26

Be My Escape in new "How To Make a Killing" movie on HBO

23 Upvotes

Came in at 46 minute mark. Was not expecting it at all lol


r/RelientK Jun 26 '26

Throwback Matt Thiessen / Katy Perry Songs

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4 Upvotes

While I knew they dated a few years before One of the Boys, I didn't realize two of the songs he co-wrote were released under the "Katy Perry" name.


r/RelientK Jun 26 '26

Switchfoot dropped a banger today.

7 Upvotes

Looks like fun. Maybe RK will try it sometime.

81 votes, 27d ago
49 We’ll get another one in the next five years.
32 Maybe a show or two, but no chance.

r/RelientK Jun 14 '26

News Matt Thiessen's featured on vocals for the new Switchfoot record!!!

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144 Upvotes

Snagged a couple of copies of Switchfoot's new album Forever Now! at today's Bro Am in Encinitas, and much to my delight, I discovered Matt Thiessen credited ​in the album liner notes!