History Music / RelientK

* IncrediblyLamePun: They really like these.

* LongTitle: They've had a couple, including "Crayons Can Melt On Us For All I Care" and "The Only Thing Worse Than Beating A Dead Horse Is Betting On One." These usually also double as {{Non Appearing Title}}s, and are also usually the shortest songs on the album.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Shows up on the cover of ''[[ChristmasSongs Deck The Halls, Bruise Your Hands]]''. Also, mysteriously, on the cover of a book they wrote.

Starting out, they possessed a distinctly punk-pop sound and have a penchant for quirky lyrics, puns, and pop culture references (early on especially). These days their sound is a folk-alt-rock-punk-something blend. Members Matthew Thiessen (vocals, guitar, and piano) and Matthew Hoopes (backing vocals, guitar) are currently still in the band, with John Warne (more backing vocals, bass) and Jon Schneck (guitar, banjo, bells, yet more backing vocals) having been involved with at least three albums. Former members have included Brian Pittman (bass), Dave Douglas (drums, backing vocals; currently a touring member), and Ethan Luck (also drums).[[note]]Warne and Schneck did not participate in 2014's ''[=MMHMM=]'' 10th anniversary tour; as of Jan. 2015 it is unclear if they are still members or not. As of 2018 both Warne and Schneck are not in the band in any capacity but remain on friendly terms with the Matts.[[/note]]

* FilkSong: "[[WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|1985}} I'm Lion-O]]"

Starting out, they possessed a distinctly punk-pop sound and have a penchant for quirky lyrics, puns, and pop culture references (early on especially). These days their sound is a [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly folk-alt-rock-punk-something]] blend. Members Matthew Thiessen (vocals, guitar, and piano) and Matthew Hoopes (backing vocals, guitar) are currently still in the band, with John Warne (more backing vocals, bass) and Jon Schneck (guitar, banjo, bells, yet more backing vocals) having been involved with at least three albums. Former members have included Brian Pittman (bass), Dave Douglas (drums, backing vocals; currently a touring member), and Ethan Luck (also drums).[[note]]Warne and Schneck did not participate in 2014's ''[=MMHMM=]'' 10th anniversary tour; as of Jan. 2015 it is unclear if they are still members or not. As of 2018 both Warne and Schneck are not in the band in any capacity but remain on friendly terms with the Matts.[[/note]]

Starting out, they possessed a distinctly punk-pop sound and have a penchant for quirky lyrics, puns, and pop culture references (early on especially). These days their sound is a [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly folk-alt-rock-punk-something]] blend. Members Matthew Thiessen (vocals, guitar, and piano) and Matthew Hoopes (backing vocals, guitar) are currently still in the band, with John Warne (more backing vocals, bass) and Jon Schneck (guitar, banjo, bells, yet more backing vocals) having been involved with at least three albums. Former members have included Brian Pittman (bass), Dave Douglas (drums, backing vocals; currently a touring member), and Ethan Luck (also drums).[[note]]Warne and Schneck did not participate in 2014's ''[=MMHMM=]'' 10th anniversary tour; as of Jan. 2015 it is unclear if they are still members or not.[[/note]]

* FilkSong: "[[{{Thundercats}} I'm Lion-O]]"

* HurricaneOfPuns: Frequently. It's [[strike:practically]] part of their signature.
** "May the Horse Be With You" and "Bite My Tongue" stand out in particular. The latter combines it with HurricaneOfEuphemisms.

---> She liked you Wednesday, but now it's Friday, and she has to wash her hair.

* [[LifeIsntFair Life Isn't Fair]]: Used the phrase, inverted the message in "Be My Escape".
* LongTitle: They've had a couple, including "Crayons Can Melt On Us For All I Care" and "The Only Thing Worse Than Beating A Dead Horse Is Betting On One." These usually also double as {{Non Appearing Title}}s.
** They're also usually the shortest songs on the album.

* MinisculeRocking: "Kick Off", "Crayons Can Melt on Us For All I Care", and "Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying" are all under a minute long. "The Only Thing Worse Than Beating a Dead Horse Is Betting on One" and "Gibberish" aren't much longer.
** Also several tracks on ''Forget and Not Slow Down'', though those are all intros/outros to other songs.
* MoodWhiplash: While a few of their albums have this to varying degrees, The ''Nashville Tennis EP'' is especially notable for the incredibly depressing "There Was No Thief" and "Curl Up and Die" sandwiching the rather upbeat pseudo-Reggae "No Reaction".

* NonindicativeName: Some of the songs, and the band themselves. Would their name suggest to you that they are a Christian rock band?
** It could be meant to invoke reliance on Jesus. In fact, that's technically what the song "K Car" is about... which would make the song a StealthPun.

-->''Thank you very much from John, Matt, Jon, Matt, and [[RevolvingDoorBand Da-]] [[LampshadeHanging Ethan]].

-->Here's the kick-off
-->Hope you're not sick of Relient K
-->And all the songs we play
-->'Cause then you'll want to throw our CD away!

-->And there's just one last thing that I have to say
-->As we reflect on the mess of all of this I've made
-->It was cowardice that made me push you away
-->I was so afraid cause you were so much better than me

* ShotgunWedding: "Deathbed".

* {{Tsundere}}: The girl in "Mood Rings", possibly.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: The band is named after their car, a Plymouth Reliant K, but the spelling had to be changed to avoid possible trademark issues.
** Also their song "Maybe It's Maybeline", which has changed spelling of the Maybelline make-up brand's catchphrase.

* CoverAlbum: The 14 songs on ''Is For Karaoke'' are all covers of artists from as far back as 1979 (TomPetty) and as recent as 2010 (Music/JustinBieber).

'''Relient K''' is a rock band that was founded in 1998 in Canton, Ohio; although their first full-length album was released in 2000.

Relient K is a band that was founded in 1998 in Canton, Ohio; although their first full-length album was released in 2000.

Relient K is a band, founded in 1998 in Canton, Ohio, although their first full-length album was released in 2000. Starting out, they possessed a distinctly punk-pop sound and have a penchant for quirky lyrics, puns, and, early on especially, pop culture references. These days their sound is [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly folk-alt-rock-punk-something]] blend. Current members are Matthew Thiessen (vocals, guitar, and piano), Matthew Hoopes (backing vocals, guitar), Dave Douglas (drums, backing vocals) John Warne (more backing vocals, bass), Jon Schneck (guitar, banjo, bells, yet more backing vocals).[[note]]John and Jon did not participate in 2014's ''[=MMHMM=]'' 10th anniversary tour; as of Jan. 2015 it is unclear if they are still members or not.[[/note]] They are a ChristianRock band, although not always explicitly so.

** ''Relient K'': "Punk Rock Picinic"

** ''Forget and Not Slow Down'': Untitled; features Matt Theissen's father singing a section of "Sahara."

* MetalScream: Had some epic ones on ''mmmhmmm'', most noticeable in the song ''Life After Death and Taxes''. For this, they enlisted the help of the lead singer of [[ChristianRock Christian]] DeathMetal band The Showdown.

** Pretty much any time a song ends on a depressing/somber note, it is immediately followed by upbeat music.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Collapsible Lung''. From self written Pop Rock to full on Cowritten top 40 style mainstream pop.

* TakeThat: "The One I'm Waiting For", which is a criticism of Thiessen's ex-girlfriend Music/KatyPerry. Oddly enough, they remain good friends.

** Also there song "Maybe It's Maybeline," which has changed spelling of the Maybelline make-up brands catchphrase