After moving away from their patented pop/punk approach on 2003's Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...But Three Do, spiritual rockers Relient K revert back to their proven formula of yore on MMHMM.
Christian punk sounds more like an oxymoron than a subgenre, but frontman/ lyricist Matt Thiessen wins with the subtle, poppy prose ("Live your life for those that you love") heard on "The One I'm Waiting For." Elsewhere, "High of 75" is wryly, albeit overly optimistic and if there's perhaps an abundance of upbeat songcraft, Relient K aren't always shiny, happy people.
The best example of this is "Which to Bury; Us or the Hatchet?," where love turns to relation-sh*t and back again in a roaring, cathartic swirl.
At times the lads in Relient K come off a bit too mainstream for their own good, but you've got to give them thanks for not going straight for the jugular the way so many other Christian rockers might.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The One I'm Waiting ForMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Be My EscapeMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | High of '75Matthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| 4 | I So Hate ConsequencesMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | The Only Thing Worse Than Beating a Dead Horse Is Betting on OneMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 01:13 | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| 6 | My Girl's Ex-BoyfriendMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | More Than UselessMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Let It All OutMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Who I Am Hates Who I've BeenMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Maintain ConsciousnessMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | This Week the TrendMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Life After Death & TaxesMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 13 | When I Go DownMatthew Thiessen | Relient K | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 43 MB |
| 14 | Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet? | Relient K | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 359 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Boer | Creative Director |
| 2 | David Bunton | Vocals |
| 3 | Chris Carmichael | Viola, Violin |
| 4 | John Davis & the Georgia Sea Island Singers | Vocals |
| 5 | Jim DeMain | Mastering |
| 6 | David Douglas | Drums, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 7 | Joey Elwood | Executive Producer |
| 8 | Rob Roy F. | Banjo, Guitar, Percussion |
| 9 | Grant Harrison | A&R |
| 10 | David Henry | Cello |
| 11 | Matthew Hoope | Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 12 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 13 | Kevin Kiehn | Vocals |
| 14 | Tom Lord-Alge | Mixing |
| 15 | Anthony Lucido | Guitar (Bass) |
| 16 | Tony Lucido | Bass |
| 17 | Joe Marlett | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 18 | Mat5t | Assistant |
| 19 | Toby McKeehan | Executive Producer |
| 20 | J.R. McNeely | Mixing |
| 21 | Michael Modesto | Engineer |
| 22 | Brian Pittman | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Member of Attributed Artist |
| 23 | Relient K | Primary Artist |
| 24 | Dave Salley | Engineer |
| 25 | Matthew Thiessen | Audio Production, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Vocals |
| 26 | Mark Townsend | Audio Production, Engineer, Producer |
| 27 | John Warne | Vocals |
| 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). |