Relient: K

While other pop-punk bands were writing songs about high school detention, Matt Thiessen was writing lyrics that felt like intricate puzzles. They were the band that made it cool to be smart. They mixed the goofiness of tracks like "Sadie Hawkins Dance" with the raw vulnerability of "Let It All Out." They proved that you could be in a band with a religious background and still tour with secular heavyweights like New Found Glory and Good Charlotte.

Relient K is an American rock band that emerged from Canton, Ohio, in 1998 to become one of the most enduring and influential names in the Christian pop-punk and alternative rock scenes. Founded by high school friends (lead vocals, piano, guitar) and Matt Hoopes (guitar), the band is famous for blending high-energy punk riffs with witty, introspective lyrics and sophisticated piano-pop arrangements. Origins and the "K-Car" Name relient k