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Published on: 8/2/2006
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"We're kind of like Laffy Taffy," says Relient K lead vocalist/guitarist Matt Thiessen when asked to describe the as-yet untitled album, due out this coming November.
"It's the same flavor but we try to stretch it a little bit.
It's still melodic, it's still rock 'n' roll, still a lot of dynamics - there're times when it's heavy, there're times when it's real chilled with piano and what-not.
But at the same time, we're trying to write a bit differently, lyrically."
There are numerous other differences between the upcoming album and Relient K's four previous records.
"We wanted to work with Howard," explains Thiessen, "Howard's done a lot of records that I listen to.
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"Matt and Dave still live in Ohio.
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"We'll probably play two to three new songs, so people can get an idea of what the record sounds like," promises Thiessen.