May 17, 2005

Relient K Walks the Faith Tightrope

(Filed under: Music News)

The Christian pop-punk band Relient K walks an uneasy tightrope between their Christian faith and their newfound mainstream success. Capital records picked up their latest release, Mmhmm, and the band is currently touring with Good Charlotte and Simple Plan.

"The church turns itself off to a lot of people," [guitarist Matt] Hoopes said. "If you don't hate gay people and vote for George W. Bush you can't be a Christian. We're trying to offer a different message."

"That's probably the most satisfying thing about doing what we do is just the feedback from actually being a positive influence on somebody," [singer Matt] Thiessen said. "It seems bigger than just selling records."

Posted by kevin at May 17, 2005 10:20 AM

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