Relient K has posted a new song off of their upcoming EP, The Bird and the Bee Sides. Check out the song on the bands MySpace page.

Enter our new contest with Relient K where you can win a prize pack that includes the bands new holiday album, Let it Snow baby…Let it Reindeer. Head to the contests page to enter.

Dave Douglas will be leaving Relient K at the end of the year. You can read a message from the band below.

After seven years of touring, recording, and rehearsing, Dave Douglas has decided to leave Relient K. His final show will be 12/29. As a part of Relient K, he has been an amazing drummer, singer, collaborator, and friend. Before Dave joined the band, we were plagued with drummer turnover. Although he was the fifth drummer in two years, the moment he joined was the first time we ever felt like a complete band. He will be missed on the stage and on the road, and we wish him all the best.
RK

I know that there have been some rumors and speculation about my future in Relient K. I suppose I should clear that up. The time has, in fact, come for me to leave the band. This has been a very difficult decision, but I know that this is the right one. Relient K has been a huge part of my life and I’m sure that it is going to take a long time to get used to not being a part of the band any more. I’ve had a lot of good times, met a lot of great people, and been able to go a lot of places. it’s been a blessing and a pleasure to work with Matt, Matt, John, and Jon. Also, I want to thank everyone else who has been involved with the band, especially those who have been on the road with us. Our fans are amazing and I want to thank all of you for your support and enthusiasm.

I am moving on to new music projects, and I hope that I will still have all of your support. Come the first of the year I will be devoting most of my time to Gypsy Parade . Feel free to look us up and say hi. Until then I will playing with Relient K, so I’ve got a few more shows left in me. I suppose that this is my “farewell tour.” hopefully I, and the rest of Relient K, will see you at one of them.
Thanks to all of you.

-Dave Douglas

Relient K has posted a new song from their upcoming christmas album on their MySpace page.

Relient K is heralding the holiday season in its own inimitable style with the release of their first-ever, full-length Christmas album: Let It Snow, Baby…Let It Reindeer. The album, scheduled for release by Capitol on October 23rd, features Relient K’s take on 10 holiday classics and six original songs.

From the glory of “Handel’s Messiah” and “Angels We Have Heard On High” to the goofiness of 1950’s novelty song “I’m Gettin’ Nuttin’ For Christmas” and “Santa Clause Is Thumbing To Town” (wherein Relient K imagines a Christmas full of catastrophes that reduce St. Nick to hitchhiking), Let It Snow, Baby…Let It Reindeer captures the many sides of the season. There’s elation (“I Celebrate The Day”) and depression (“I Hate Christmas Parties”), nods to “Boxing Day” and New Year’s Eve (“Auld Lang Syne” — with a new ending) and lots of old-fashioned fun along the way (“Deck The Halls,” “12 Days of Christmas,” “Sleigh Ride,” “We Wish You A Merry Christmas,” to name a few). The collection was produced by Mark Lee Townsend and Relient K vocalist, Matt Thiessen.

The band will launch a co-headlining tour with Switchfoot on October 16th in Charleston, WV

Track Listing

1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
2. Sleigh Ride
3. Merry Christmas, Here’s To Many More
4. Angels We Have Heard On High
5. Deck The Halls
6. 12 Days of Christmas
7. Silent Night / Away In A Manger
8. I Celebrate The Day
9. In Like A Lion (Always Winter)
10. I’m Gettin’ Nuttin’ For Christmas
11. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
12. Santa Clause Is Thumbing To Town
13. Handel’s Messiah
14. I Hate Christmas Parties
15. Boxing Day
16. Auld Lang Syne (new ending)
17. Hidden Track

(tracks 3, 8, 9, 12, 14 and 15 are Relient K original compositions)