The Bird and the Bee Sides
| The Bird and the Bee Sides | ||||
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| EP by Relient K | ||||
| Released | July 1, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop punk, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 71:09 | |||
| Label | Gotee | |||
| Producer | Mark Lee Townsend | |||
| Relient K chronology | ||||
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| EP cover | ||||
 The Nashville Tennis EP cover |
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk.net | (86%) [1] |
| The Album Project |   [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [4] |
| Punknews.org | [5] |
| Soul-Audio.com | [6] |
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.[7]
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 (a pun on Nashville, Tennessee) is the band's seventh EP. It 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 that were either rarities or unreleased demos from the band's prior years.[8][9]
The EPs debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 20,000 albums sold.[10]
Track listing
The Nashville Tennis EP
All songs written and composed by Matt Thiessen, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Where Do I Go from Here" | 2:15 | ||
| 2. | "The Scene and Herd" | 2:53 | ||
| 3. | "At Least We Made It This Far" | 2:53 | ||
| 4. | "The Last, the Lost, the Least" (vocals by bassist, John Warne) | John Warne | 2:25 | |
| 5. | "The Lining Is Silver" | 3:41 | ||
| 6. | "There Was No Thief" (re-recorded version of "The Thief" from the Apathetic EP) | 3:22 | ||
| 7. | "No Reaction" (vocals by drummer, Ethan Luck) | Ethan Luck | 1:03 | |
| 8. | "Curl Up and Die" | 4:08 | ||
| 9. | "You'll Always Be My Best Friend" (lead vocals by guitarist, Matt Hoopes) | Matt Hoopes, Thiessen | 1:39 | |
| 10. | "There Was Another Time in My Life" | 2:51 | ||
| 11. | "Beaming" | 1:00 | ||
| 12. | "I Just Want You to Know" | 2:57 | ||
| 13. | "Bee Your Man" (vocals by guitarist, Jonathan Schneck) | Jonathan Schneck | 1:38 | |
Total length: |
32:51 | |||
The Bird and the Bee Sides
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Up and Up (Acoustic)" | ||
| 15. | "Wit's All Been Done Before" | 3:30 | |
| 16. | "The Vinyl Countdown" | 2:49 | |
| 17. | "For the Band" | 4:15 | |
| 18. | "Nothing Without You" | 4:14 | |
| 19. | "A Penny Loafer Saved Is a Penny Loafer Earned" | 2:19 | |
| 20. | "Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying" | 0:32 | |
| 21. | "Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying (Wannabe Ska Version)" | 0:41 | |
| 22. | "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been (Acoustic)" | 3:18 | |
| 23. | "Here I Go (Demo)" | 2:34 | |
| 24. | "The Stenographer (Demo)" | 2:30 | |
| 25. | "Jefferson Aeroplane (Demo)" | 3:58 | |
| 26. | "Hope for Every Fallen Man (Acoustic)" | 3:26 | |
Total length: |
38:17 | ||
| Bonus scavenger hunt track | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Where Do I Go (Acoustic)" | 2:54 | ||||||||
Song origin credits
- Track 14 originally on the Australian exclusive Must Have Done Something Right EP and the Wal-Mart exclusive edition of Five Score And Seven Years Ago.
- Track 15, 17 & 19 originally on the Employee of the Month EP
- Track 16, 18, 20 & 21 originally on The Vinyl Countdown.
- Track 22 originally released on the singles release of Who I Am Hates Who I've Been.
- Track 25 originally on The Creepy EP
- Track 26 originally on the Australian exclusive Must Have Done Something Right EP and the Best Buy exclusive edition of Five Score And Seven Years Ago.
Personnel
- Relient K
- Matt Thiessen - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, co-producer
- Matt Hoopes - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Pittman - bass (pre-2004 tracks)
- Dave Douglas - drums, backing vocals (pre-2008 tracks)
- John Warne - bass, backing vocals (2005-2008 tracks)
- Jon Schneck - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2005-2008 tracks)
- Ethan Luck - drums (2008 tracks)
- Additional production
- Mark Lee Townsend - producer
- Brett Schoneman (formerly of Philmore) - drums (track 16, 20 & 21)
- Lane Johnson - drums (on "Where Do I Go (Acoustic)")
- Tobin Hyman - A&R coordination
- Sara Marienthal - A&R coordination
- Mike Condo - production coordination
- Davy Baysinger (formerly of Bleach) - artwork
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,[11] and a collector's-edition postcard.[11]
Online scavenger hunt
Relient K held an online scavenger hunt for tracks that were cut from The Bird and the Bee Sides.[12] The clues lead to "Hope For Every Fallen Man", "Where Do I Go (Acoustic)", and "Between You and Me". Two more songs are intended to be released some time for the scavenger hunt, and were announced to be the demo of "I'm Lion-O" from the band's 1998 demo album All Work & No Play and the unreleased demo of "Sadie Hawkins Dance".
References
- ↑ "Relient K - The Bird and the Bee Sides - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.net. July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Full Review: Relient K - The Bird And The Bee Sides". TheAlbumProject.net. August 28, 2008. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ↑ Farias, Andree (July 1, 2008). "The Bird and the Bee Sides - Relient K : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Relient K, "The Bird And The Bee Sides" / "The Nashville Tennis EP" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. July 1, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Relient K - The Bird and the Bee Sides". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Soul-Audio » Album Reviews » Relient K". Soul-audio.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ↑ Relient K - News
- ↑ "Dear Everyone That Pays Attention To Our Band". Matthew Thiessen's Pack Of Wild Blogs. April 22, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Bird and Bee Sides Cover Art". Absolute Punk.net. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Relient K - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Skyroo.com: Relient K: The Bird and the Bee Sides - Official Pre-Order Store". Relientk.skyroo.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ↑ "The Bird and the Bee Sides Tracklisting and Contest - News Article". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
External links
- album announcement and more details on Matt Thiessen's Blog
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