The Bird and the Bee Sides

Infobox Album
Name = The Bird and the Bee Sides
Type = EP
Longtype = + B-Sides album
Artist = Relient K


Released = flagicon|USA July 1, 2008 flagicon|UK July 1, 2008 flagicon|Canada July 2, 2008
Recorded =
Genre = Christian rock, pop punk, alternative rock
Length = 71:09
Label = Gotee
Producer = Mark Lee Townsend
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (86%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=378471 link]
* The Album Project rating|4|5 [http://thealbumproject.net/2008/06/full-review-relient-k-the-bird-and-the-bee-sides/ Link]
*Allmusic.com rating|3.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fiftxz9kldde]
* Jesus Freak Hideout Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheBirdAndTheBeeSides.asp Link]
* Punknews.org Rating|3|5 [http://www.punknews.org/review/7427 Link]
*Soul-Audio.com Rating|5.5|10 [http://www.soul-audio.com/album-reviews/06-30-2008/relient-k/]
Last album = "Let it Snow, Baby... Let it Reindeer" (2007)
This album = "The Bird and the Bee Sides" (2008)
Next album =
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = EP cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = "The Nashville Tennis EP" cover

"The Bird and the Bee Sides" is a double EP by the American band Relient K. In the United States it was released on July 1, 2008. [ [http://www.relientk.com/news.aspx#11495 Relient K - News ] ]

The double EP is contained on a single disc and contains the "The Nashville Tennis EP" and "The Bird and the Bee Sides". "The Nashville Tennis EP" includes 13 tracks of new material that allowed the band to explore their sound a bit by allowing other band members, besides Thiessen and Hoopes, to compose/record a few tracks, as well as adding some influences from Country music and Ska. "The Bird and the Bee Sides" contained tracks which had previously been released on hard-to-come-by records. [cite web|url=http://matthewthiessen.blogspot.com/2008/04/dear-everyone-that-pays-attention-to.html|title="Dear Everyone That Pays Attention To Our Band"|publisher=Matthew Thiessen's Pack Of Wild Blogs|date=2008-04-22|accessdate=2008-04-26] [cite web|url=http://absolutepunk.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=64356&c=7|title=Bird and Bee Sides Cover Art|publisher=Absolute Punk.net|accessdate=2008-07-08]

The EPs debuted at #25 on the Billboard Top 200, with approximately 20,000 albums sold. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=392256&model.vnuAlbumId=1152908 Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Relient K ] ] It peaked at #6 on iTunes Top Albums chartfact|date=August 2008, and #2 on iTunes Top Alternative Albums chartfact|date=August 2008. The song "At Least We Made It This Far" reached #16 on iTunes Top Alternative Songs.fact|date=August 2008

Track listing

"The Nashville Tennis EP"

tracklist
extra_column = Sample
total_length = 32:51
title1 = Where Do I Go from Here
length1 = 2:15
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title2 = The Scene and Herd
length2 = 2:53
extra2 = AudioBrowser|Relient_K_-_The_Scene_and_Herd.ogg
title3 = At Least We Made It This Far
length3 = 2:53
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title4 = The Last, the Lost, the Least
note4 = written and vocals by bassist, John Warne.
length4 = 2:25
extra4 = AudioBrowser|Relient_K_-_The_Last,_the_Lost,_the_Least.ogg
title5 = The Lining Is Silver
length5 = 3:41
title6 = There Was No Thief
note6 = re-recorded version of, "The Thief", off the EP "Apathetic EP".
length6 = 3:22
title7 = No Reaction
note7 = written and vocals by drummer, Ethan Luck.
length7 = 1:03
title8 = Curl Up and Die
length8 = 4:08
title9 = You'll Always Be My Best Friend
note9 = written and vocals by Matt Hoopes and Matt Thiessen
length9 = 1:39
title10 = There Was Another Time in My Life
length10 = 2:51
title11 = Beaming
length11 = 1:00
title12 = I Just Want You to Know
length12 = 2:57
title13 = Bee Your Man
note13 = written by Jonathan Schneck, and vocals by Ethan Luck.
length13 = 1:38

"The Bird and the Bee Sides"

tracklist
total_length = 38:17
title14 = Up and Up (Acoustic)
note14 = originally released on the Australian-only release "Must Have Done Something Right EP".
length14 = 4:06
title15 = Wit's All Been Done Before
note15 = originally released on the EP "Employee of the Month EP".
length15 = 3:30
title16 = The Vinyl Countdown
note16 = originally released on the EP "The Vinyl Countdown".
length16 = 2:49
title17 = For the Band
note17 = originally released on the EP "Employee of the Month EP".
length17 = 4:15
title18 = Nothing Without You
note18 = originally released on the EP "The Vinyl Countdown".
length18 = 4:14
title19 = A Penny Loafer Saved Is a Penny Loafer Earned
note19 = originally released on the EP "Employee of the Month EP".
length19 = 2:19
title20 = Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying
note20 = originally released on the EP "The Vinyl Countdown".
length20 = 0:32
title21 = Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying (Wannabe Ska Version)
note21 = originally released on the EP "The Vinyl Countdown".
length21 = 0:41
title22 = Who I Am Hates Who I've Been (Acoustic)
note22 = originally released on the single release of "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been".
length22 = 3:18
title23 = Here I Go (Demo)
length23 = 2:34
title24 = The Stenographer (Demo)
length24 = 2:30
title25 = Jefferson Airplane (Demo)
note25 = originally released on the EP "The Creepy EP".
length25 = 3:58
title26 = Hope for Every Fallen Man (Acoustic)
note26 = originally released on the Australian-only release "Must Have Done Something Right EP".
length26 = 3:26

Bonus material

Those who pre-ordered "The Bird and the Bee Sides" received two "instant song downloads" ("Up and Up" and "The Lining Is Silver"), a Relient K and Gotee Records sticker pack [http://relientk.skyroo.com/se/view/music/index.html Skyroo.com: Relient K: The Bird and the Bee Sides - Official Pre-Order Store ] ] , and a collector's-edition postcard.

Online scavenger hunt

Relient K held a scavenger hunt for tracks that were meant to be made available on "The Bird and the Bee Sides", but due to various issues the band decided to release them in an Online Scavenger Hunt. [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=321933] . The clues lead to "Hope For Every Fallen Man", "Where Do I Go (Acoustic)", and "Just Between You and Me".

Personnel

Band

* Matt Thiessen – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
* Matt Hoopes – lead guitar, backing vocals
* Brian Pittman – bass
* Dave Douglas – drums, backing vocals
* Brett Schoneman - drums
* John Warne – bass, backing vocals
* Jon Schneck – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
* Ethan Luck – drums

Other Personnel

* Mark Lee Townsend – producer

References

External links

* [http://www.relientk.com/ Official band website]
*MySpace|id=relientk
* [http://matthewthiessen.blogspot.com/2008/04/dear-everyone-that-pays-attention-to.html album annoucement] and [http://matthewthiessen.blogspot.com/2008/05/bird-bee-flight-in-formation.html more details] on Matt Thiessen's Blog