Relient K was already flirting with the border between alt-CCM and secular pop-punk on 2003's Two Lefts Don't Make a Right..
But Three Do, but they really broke through to the TRL Nation with 2005's MMHMM.
The follow-up EP Apathetic is a mid-tour buzz sustainer that includes an acoustic version of the single "Be My Escape" and six other tracks.
The mandolin, piano, and brushed percussion on "Escape" prove it's an even better song with the sugary studio production removed, and the Two Lefts standout "Over Thinking" shines in acoustic form, too.
"Truth" is pretty generic as pop-punk goes, but "Apathetic Way to Be" finds Relient at their best, since its hook sticks with you and Matthew Thiessen's lyrics are wordier and better than most of his contemporaries.
Even if he's singing about his Lord and Savior ("Begging for the proof/Sometimes the hardest thing to believe is the truth"), his nice-guy flutter will make the teenage girls swoon.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The TruthMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Apathetic Way to BeMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | In Like a Lion (Always Winter)Matthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | The ThiefMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 5 | Be My Escape (Acoustic) | Relient K | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet (Acoustic) | Relient K | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Over Thinking (Acoustic) | Relient K | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 23 mins | 54 MB | |||||
| 23 mins | 161 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davy Baysinger | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Autumn de Wilde | Photography |
| 3 | David Douglas | Drums |
| 4 | Joey Elwood | Executive Producer |
| 5 | Jaime Feldman | A&R |
| 6 | Grant Harrison | A&R |
| 7 | Matthew Hoopes | Guitar |
| 8 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 9 | Derek Kern | Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Greg Leppard | Design, Layout Design |
| 11 | Randy LeRoy | Mastering |
| 12 | Toby McKeehan | Executive Producer |
| 13 | J.R. McNeely | Mixing |
| 14 | Petey Prevost | Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Relient K | Primary Artist |
| 16 | Jonathan Schneck | Guitar, Mandolin |
| 17 | Matthew Thiessen | Audio Production, Bells, Composer, Guitar, Organ, Piano, Producer, Vocals |
| 18 | Mark Townsend | Audio Production |
| 19 | John Warne | Bass |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |