Tag: Relient K

• Lowercase truths

  Bret Stephens, in a column on the New York Times’s 1619 Project: Journalists are, most often, in the business of writing the first rough draft of history, not trying to have the last word on it. We are best when we try to tell truths with a lowercase t, following evidence in directions unseen, not […]

  November 24, 2020

  Writing

  1619 Project, Bret Stephens, New York Times, Relient K, truth

• Highlights from #XmasMusicBinge2017

  As I near the end of my annual Christmas music binge, a few songs have stuck out. Check them out while the mood is right and the spirit’s up: “Mvmt II: Begin and Never Cease” by The Oh Hellos, The Oh Hellos Family Christmas Album. You really ought to listen through the whole (short) album in […]

  December 22, 2017

  Music

  Anathallo, Christmas, Christmas music, lists, Over the Rhine, Relient K, Sleeping At Last, The Muppets

• The Relient Case for MMHMM

  Mmhmm is Relient K’s best album. I thought so when it was released ten years ago and I think so still today. I was in high school when it dropped, on Election Day 2004. The version of Mmhmm I listened to back then, over and over again, still lays calcified somewhere in my subconscious. So […]

  March 12, 2015

  Music, Review

  Matthew Thiessen, mmhmm, Relient K, Two Lefts Don’t Make a Right but Three Do

• Doing Unspeakable Acts To E.T.

  I stopped by Half-Price Books the other day hoping to get lucky. After perusing the record collection as usual, I ventured into the clearance section. I’m a bad book buyer because I’m so indecisive and there are so many classics I have yet to read that I eventually get overwhelmed and end up not buying […]

  August 5, 2008

  Etc., God, Life, Music

  Anne Lamott, Coldplay, Lake Waubesa Bible Camp, Relient K, Summer camp, Traveling Mercies

• Soundtrack of the moment, part II

  These are some songs I’m listening to. I think you should too. “Lost in Space” – Aimee Mann – Lost In Space Such a hauntingly beautiful song. Imagine driving through the desert at night with this whole album on repeat and you have an awesome musical experience. “Seize the Day” – Alan Menken – Newsies […]

  March 6, 2007

  Music

  Aimee Mann, Anathallo, Ben Folds, Dave Brubeck, Elton John, John Lennon, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Pink Floyd, Relient K, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Doors

• Soundtrack of the moment, part I

  No, this isn’t that stupid random listing of songs that supposedly follows your life. These are some songs that have changed me, made me think, made me cry, and want me to become a better person. Enjoy. “Candy Shop” – Andrew Bird – Oh! the Grandeur So nostalgic. The groove makes you want to do […]

  January 22, 2007

  Music

  Andrew Bird, Billy Joel, Copeland, David Bowie, Guster, Jack’s Mannequin, Paul McCartney, Queen, Randy Newman, Regina Spektor, Relient K, Sherwood, Sufjan Stevens, Switchfoot, The Beatles, The Format, The Starting Line, Yellowcard

• I fought you for so long…

  Imagine: Darkness, accompanied by golden light from surrounding “Narnia” lamp posts. The snow slowly permeates everything in sight, including your face. The path you’re on shines like diamonds and swivels oh so gracefully alongside a sparkling river. Soft piano music dances into your ear, choreographed perfectly with the falling flakes. Now, tell me that God […]

  January 16, 2007

  God, Music, Poetry

  Narnia, Relient K, snow, winter