This is part 6 of the Relient K retrospective Rating: 3 and a half stars (out of 5) Relient K has consistently released one limited-print EP alongside — usually a few months before or after — each album. But they’ve never done anything quite like The Bird and the Bee Sides, a 26-track double-EP that serves both…

This is part 5 of the Relient K retrospective Rating: 4 stars (out of 5) Sorry, Relient K. Five Score and Seven Years Ago is just an awful title for an album — which, aside from the name, is quite good and another creative leap forward for the band. The most striking element of Five Score is…

This is part 4 of the Relient K retrospective Rating: 4 and a half stars (out of 5) The success and quality of Two Lefts caught the eye of Columbia Records who signed the band to major deal. The ensuing album, Mmhmm, is lean and muscular. Capitol Records effectively focused the band towards heavy-hitting sound and serious…

This is part 3 of the Relient K retrospective Rating: 5 stars (out of 5) Two years and a forgettable EP later, Relient K released their third and best album to date. Two Lefts Don’t Make a Right… But Three Do — besides making the band 2 for 3 on awful album names — took all…

This is part 2 of the Relient K retrospective Rating: 3 stars (out of 5) Taking the strengths of the debut — some catchy hooks and a cleverness in blending outright Christianity with secular themes — The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek is a big step forward for Relient K in every department. It’s not…

This is part 1 of the Relient K retrospective Rating: 2 stars (out of 5) One of the best arguments in favor of nurture over nature, Relient K transformed themselves from completely insignificant to one of pop’s most underrated bands not through luck or by accident, but hard work and steady improvement. Each album’s craft…