REVIEW: Relient K “Five Score and Seven Years Ago” (S101)
March 15th, 2007 |
Reviews | Source: Suite101 (78)
Relient K frontman Matt Thiessen has been heard to says he enjoys the band’s relative anonymity. “Five Score and Seven Years Ago” is going to bring an end to that. Relient K’s second joint Gotee Records/Capitol release marks the band’s ascendancy to the hallowed realm of the Definitely Significant, in the company of fellow ambassadors Switchfoot and U2, or it should anyway. The writing is mature without being overly-serious, the execution sublime, and the spirit of the project is defiantly joyful. Lookout: in my earlier preview of the album I cracked the lid slightly on my deep enjoyment of “Five Score and Seven Years Ago,” but here comes a full-throated rave. […read more]



