Description
Mmhmm is the fourth full-length album by the American pop-punk band Relient K, released on Gotee Records in November 2004, distributed in the US by EMI CMG Distribution. The album was recorded by Joe Marlett, assisted by Dave Salley and Michael Modesto, at Dark Horse Studios in Franklin and s-s-Studio in Spring Hill, Tennessee; with Mark Lee Townsend and band member Matt Thiessen producing. Additional engineering by Mark Lee Townsend. Additional dubs at Malone College in Canton, Ohio. Mixed by JR McNeely, assisted by Mat5t (a.k.a. Matt Weeks), at Sound Kitchen in Nashville, Tennessee; except tracks 2, 3, and 6 mixed by Tom Lord-Alge at South Beach Studios in South Beach, Florida. All songs written by band member Matthew Thiessen. Upon the release of Mmhmm, the group signed with Capitol Records in October.
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 15 and sold more than 50,000 copies in its first week. The album also topped the Christian Albums chart for five weeks. The album was certified Gold (500,000 copies sold) by the RIAA in 2005. It won the 2006 Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards.
Relient K features Matt Thiessen on guitar, acoustic piano, keyboards, percussion, and lead vocals; Matt Hoopes on guitar and background vocals; Brian Pittman on bass; and Dave Douglas on drums and background vocals.
What’s not to like about Relient K? On this fourth album, hot on the heels of the rather wondrous ride that was ‘Two Lefts Don’t Make A Right…’ the power pop punks have upped the ante with a mixture of tongue-in-cheek fun («My Girl’s ex-Boyfriend») and reflection («Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been») which never dips in quality and credibility. Helmed by the ridiculously talented and tasteful Mark Townsend, this set will have the likes of Busted and McFly crying into their Sunny D’s. Turn it up loud and try not to stagedive off your bed. [Steve Best, Cross Rhythms, March 2005]
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CD tracklist:
00. Mmhmm
01. The One I’m Waiting For
02. Be My Escape
03. High Of 75
04. I So Hate Consequences
05. The Only Thing Worse Than Beating A Dead Horse Is Betting On One
06. My Girl’s Ex-Boyfriend
07. More Than Useless
08. Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet
09. Let It All Out
10. Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been
11. Maintain Conciousness
12. This Week The Trend
13. Life After Death & Taxes (Failure II)
14. When I Go Down
Note: Track 0, called “MMHMM”, is reached on the CD by searching backward before track 1. Also released as a Limited Edition 12-inch vinyl double LP by Gotee Records (first pressing, 1000 copies), pressed on Clear Coke Bottle Green vinyl. December 2014, the album was re-issued for the tenth anniversary of the album’s release. The re-issue, Mmhmm10 was available as a deluxe edition CD and a digital download, while a vinyl edition of the original album, that also included a copy of the deluxe CD, was also released. For the twentieth anniversary of Mmhmm, the album was re-pressed on vinyl.
“Be My Escape” (MUSIC VIDEO)
“Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been” (MUSIC VIDEO)
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