INTERVIEW: Relient K Under the Radar?
February 24th, 2007 |
Interviews | Source: ChristianMusicToday.com (110)
Punk band Relient K seems to get bigger and bigger with each new album. mmHmm (2004) brought the band to new heights, debuting at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and since selling over half a million copies. The band has also been featured in a number of high-profile tours (Vans Warped, MxPx) and television appearances (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, MTV’s TRL). Yet Matt Thiessen (vocals/guitar/piano) takes it all in stride, suggesting that the band still hasn’t broke big—though that’s not exactly Relient K’s goal either. On the eve of the release of the band’s fifth album, Five Score & Seven Years Ago, we had a few moments to talk to Thiessen about how the band remains true to its Christian roots amidst all the new opportunities. […read more]



