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Since Relient K's early days, Thiessen's main influences have been in the pop punk genre, [6] specifically NOFX, Less Than Jake, Ghoti Hook, MxPx, [5] and Goldfinger. [14] He later introduced influences from Simon & Garfunkel , Ben Folds , and The Beach Boys , [ 6 ] whom he has named as his favorite band. [ 5 ]
[7] [8] [9] Relient K has found commercial success with their studio albums, three of which peaked in the top 15 of the U.S. Billboard 200 chart: 2004's Mmhmm, which debuted at No. 15, 2007's Five Score and Seven Years Ago, their fifth and most successful album, which debuted at No. 6; and 2009's Forget and Not Slow Down, which debuted at No. 15.
According to lead singer, Matt Thiessen, the album was created with a "Five" theme, as it is the band's fifth album, and for the first time Relient K has five members on an album. The "Seven Years Ago" links with the fact that the group's first album was created seven years prior to the release of this album, making for five albums in seven years.
Let It Reindeer was announced for released in two months' time. [7] It was released on October 23, 2007, selling 4,500 copies in its first week. The album is a re-release of the band's Christmas EP, Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand , but with seven new songs and some other changes, such as track listing and a new ending to one song.
In music, a minor seventh chord is a seventh chord composed of a root note, a minor third, a perfect fifth, and a minor seventh (1, ♭ 3, 5, ♭ 7). In other words, one could think of it as a minor triad with a minor seventh attached to it. [2] For example, the minor seventh chord built on A, commonly written as A− 7, has pitches A-C-E-G:
On May 17, Relient K posted the album art, saying that the album would officially be released on July 2, 2013. [12] On May 29, a lyric video was released for "Lost Boy". [13] On June 19, "PTL" was premiered through Alternative Press 's website. [6] On June 26, the title track was made available for streaming via AbsolutePunk. [14]
Mmhmm is the fourth full-length studio album by American rock band Relient K, released on November 2, 2004, by Gotee and Capitol Records.This album includes their breakthrough singles "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" and also earned the group a Canadian Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year in 2006.
"Be My Escape" is a song by American Christian rock band Relient K. It was released in November 2004 as the lead single from their fourth full-length album, Mmhmm (2004). The song was their first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 82 and is usually referred to as Relient K's most popular mainstream song, other than "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been".