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Nov 20, 2008
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Reliant K
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The band broke into the mainstream in 2004 after Capitol signed them upon the release of their fourth record, Mmhmm, which debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200. It produced three top five hits on Christian radio and two top 20 hits on mainstream radio. Their fifth album, Five Score and Seven Years Ago, debuted at #6 on the U.S. Billboard 200. As of July 11, 2007, it had sold 152,560 copies in the US.
Relient K was founded in 1998 by Matthew Thiessen on guitar and piano, Brian Pittman on bass, and Matt Hoopes on guitar[5] between the band΄s junior year in high school and their time at Malone College in Canton, Ohio.[citation needed] Their friendships went even further into the past, though, as the three have known each other since they were in second grade.[6] The band is named after guitarist Matt Hoopes΄ Plymouth Reliant K car, with the spelling intentionally altered to avoid trademark infringement over the Reliant name.
Todd Frascone joined for a short time in 1998 as a drummer but left after the band΄s first demo, All Work and No Play, was released. All Work and No Play was recorded by Mark Lee Townsend, the former live guitar player for dc Talk. Townsend knew the band members because his daughter was friends with the band (she later married guitarist Matt Hoopes). All Work and No Play, caught the attention of dc Talk΄s Toby McKeehan (tobyMac) who later signed the band to his label, Gotee Records.
Relient K released their debut EP entitled 2000 A.D.D. in 2000, with Stephen Cushman on drums. 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.[7] Cushman left later that year to join the Christian metal band Narcissus. Brett Schoneman of Christian rock band Philmore filled in temporarily,[8][9][10] followed by Jared Byers, drummer of the Christian rock band Bleach, until Dave Douglas joined in December of 2000.[11]
In 2001, the band released their second album, The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek. This album launched both Relient K and their sound to a whole new level. There were still plenty of pop-culture references on this album.[7] It contained many more softer songs and slightly lighter guitars.[12] They would continue chords through tracks in order to fluidly transition in between songs, a trend that continued on their later albums.
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