It's Been a While...

Hello friends,

I'm writing today because I have absolutely no idea what to do with the blog. There hasn't really been anything new going on with the band so I haven't been able to update, which makes me sad. There were also a total of zero entries for the meme contest 😢

So, I want to know: what do YOU want to see on this blog? More games, less games? Contests? Or just something as simple as music discussions? Any and all ideas are welcomed. I want to keep writing for this blog as long as I can! I enjoy it so much because you guys are the best.

Lots of love,
Sarah

BUILD A MEME CONTEST

Here at The Freshest Blog, we like our memes. Especially ones related to Relient K, and that's kind of how this idea was born. (Thanks to Creesbee from the Relient K Discord!)

I've also been wanting to hold another contest/giveaway for a while now, and when this meme idea was proposed, I knew it was a good opportunity to combine the two!

All you have to do is create your own original Relient K meme! Below are some pictures of Matt and Matt to get you started, or if you want, you can create something all your own! When you're done, Tweet it, post it on Instagram, or email it to the freshestblogintheworld@gmail.com! Be sure to tag TFB in your Tweets and Instagram posts!

First place winner gets one of the handmade •|•|• bracelets in their color choice (red, blue, or yellow)

Second place: 50% off the •|•|• bracelet in their color choice

Third place: 25% off the •|•|• bracelet in their color choice

For second and third place winners: the money earned from ALL bracelet sales go back to the blog! I'm hoping to purchase a domain and have some cute TFB pins made to give out!

And so, LET THE MEMES BEGIN! Contest ends September 9th, and as of right now, is only open to US residents

PS: I'd also like to mention that I've started a new blog! It's kind of the sister to this one, and it's all about Switchfoot. So if you like the SF guys, check it out! www.theswitchfootblog.blogspot.com

Don't blink,
Sarah

Happy Birthday AFF!

❤💙💛

It's kind of hard to imagine that it's already been one year since the release of Air For Free. I vividly remember Mrs. Hippopotamuses' being the first song that played when I gave the album a listen for the first time, and it's now one of my all time favorites from the album.

This time last year I was just beginning to develop a deeper love for Relient K. I considered myself a casual fan, having listened to Collapsible Lung, FANSD, and a handful of songs from the older albums. But this album is what cemented that love for this band. Something about it felt right and resonated with me. It held my hand through some hard times and helped me draw closer to my faith in God.

By August, I'd bought tickets to see them on the Looking For America tour and I kept a daily countdown. Then finally October rolled around. Between the time I bought my tickets and the day of the concert, it hadn't really hit me that I was going to see them play live, until my mom and I arrived at the parking garage. I was fine until I started walking across the street, then the tears hit.

I'm sure in that moment I looked like one of those crazy fangirls, but I didn't even really care. I was so overwhelmed with joy and happiness I didn't know how to react other than cry happy tears!

Music has and always will be an important part in my life. Words through music seem to impact me so much more than if they're just spoken. Music inspires me to create everyday and I'm so thankful for it. I'm thankful for the band, Relient K, and I'm thankful for each and every person who reads this blog. Starting this thing was one of my best decisions yet!

So I just want to ask: what does Air For Free mean to you?

For the past few weeks, I've been asking people to make a little sign with a few words (or none, if you just can't put the feelings into words) that explains what the album means to you. I've had a few people ask, so you have until the end of the month to get them in. Tweet or post them on instagram with the hashtag #AFFBirthdayProject!

I can't wait to see everyone's designs and what they have to say.

Thank you again, Relient K. I can't say how much you mean to me.

- Sarah

We're Back + Perfect Gifts for the RK Fan

LONG TIME, NO BLOG! But I'm back! I graduated from high school on Saturday and now I've got a lot more time to get the blog back up and running. I'm planning the podcast, still working on those button packs, and polishing off the professional side of the blog by designing some stationary! As far as Relient K news, there are still a bunch of shirts on sale for $5 on relientk.com, so be sure to snag one if you can! Now, on to today's post...

I know buying gifts for someone can be stressful, especially when you have no idea what to get. So I've compiled this little list of things the Relient K fan in your life is sure to love.



1. Bummin' themed art. Price varies. 

(from Redbubble user Youu)

This really cute drawing can be made into anything from shirts to post cards, and even phone cases!

Click HERE to shop!

2. Deathbed sound wave art. $35.00 

(from Etsy shop VoiceAndSound)

Click HERE to shop!

3. Air For Free bracelet. $7.50

(from Etsy shop shop315)

I spotted this bracelet a few months ago when I was online window shopping on Etsy. It's absolutely adorable and I hope to buy one for myself soon!

 Click HERE to shop!

4. High of 75 handwritten wall art. $10.00

 (from Etsy shop handstolearn)

Click HERE to shop!

5. Be My Escape print. $20.00

(from Etsy shop RivyePrints)

Click HERE to shop!

I hope you found a cool gift idea! Personally, I'd love to buy each of these things. Guess I'll have to save a bit of money up!

Hopefully soon I'll have some fresh new RK news to be reporting to you all, but until then...

Don't blink
- Sarah

The Local Wave + Earth Day Updates

Hello friends, welcome back to the blog! I've been a little inactive recently due massive cold, but I'm on the up and up. Hehehe.
                                             
ANYWAY, today I want to talk about two things! First up is the podcast Matt Hoopes did with The Local Wave last week, and second is the Earth Day stream the guys did a couple of days ago.

However, I do recommend you check out The Local Wave's podcast (click HERE to listen online and download). It's a little over an hour but it's really a great listen.

The thing I really loved about it is hearing some of the stories around certain events and albums (like how they were first discovered and how the AFF primary color theme was an accident).

The bit about Empty House was another great moment. It's by far one of my favorite songs from the record for the reason of perfection in the midst of imperfection, and listening to Hoopes' opinion and thoughts about the song was really great!

Now as far as Earth Day, the guys released a surprise song (you can download it for free at relientk.com) and did a livestream straight from Thiessen's porch. They played Mountaintop and Air For Free as well as the new song, then did a mini Q&A!

Some highlights from the stream (in no particular order):

• The actual vase that inspired Mountaintop (there's an actual bluebird on the vase and that missing piece)

• Matt T mentioned a solo project and Goodbye Dubai (confirming the project with Owl City's Adam Young for a second time)

• Jake Germany's rice cake shoes

• M@ ate dirt and threw some at Hoopes

• M@'s improvised lyrics to Awakening by Switchfoot: "Here we are now with a piece of toast and jam"

If you missed the stream, you might be able to find it on YouTube. I know for a fact the Instagram stream is on there somewhere.

So until next time, I'm signing off!
- Sarah

The Full Scoop: Air For Free on r/place

Few days ago I'd been posting something Air For Free related on all the blog's social media that had something to do with r/place (for those that don't know, it's a subreddit where you can place one colored tile every five minutes to create art).

My friend Nathan (AKA u/relientkfan), proposed the idea that we try to place a 7 by 15 rectangle design featuring the AFF dots somewhere on the canvas. He made a post on the Relient K subreddit and some of our friends from the Discord chat (shout out to Chris, Joe, and Ben!!) agreed to help.

The design started in an area that was held by r/edBoxes. We ended up forming a treaty with them, so we abandoned that spot and headed about eight squares north. We were above most of the red boxes, but eventually had to leave because of a "HAN_SX" design that was moving our way.

After this, the design was moved to an area above the "HAN_SX" design. We built there for almost a day, completely untouched, but then Quebec arrived. Nathan asked if they could stop covering our design, but it seemed we had found ourselves in the middle of a political battle between Canada and Quebec.

SO, to avoid that whole situation we decided to hit the road and move down south, settling above a sign that said "r/HEYYEA". At this point, things were going well. We almost had our entire boarder complete, but then we started to lose control and suddenly we were battling "the brown splotch" and r/ainbowroad. Turns out, the brown splotch was actually a shoe. Of Mappy the mouse. After some peace talks with r/heyyea and r/ainbowroad, Mappy the mouse and Rainbow Road were no longer an issue.

At this point, it was almost 5:30 AM, Monday morning. There were some rogue bots attempting to cover our design, but Nathan had a connection through r/porterrobinson who taught him how to use a bot code. He made some modifications, then sent to code to Joe and myself so all three of us could run it at once.

The next day, I kept an eye on the design. and by that afternoon r/place had ended! Thankfully the design was intact and recognizable. If Reddit ever does this again in the future, I'd love to work on a bigger design. Needless to say, it was a lot of fun and it's cool to think a part of Relient K is immortalized in this piece of internet history.

See if you can find the design below in the final canvas, or keep scrolling to see it up close!

The final canvas from r/place

Air For Free design on r/place

Lots of thanks to Joe and Nathan for helping with the bot install, and to Nathan for sending me all the screenshots and a play by play of what happened when I wasn't there! 

So, until next time (hopefully I'll have some nice new Relient K news).

Don't blink,

Sarah

Ready To Run?

Hello friends, welcome back to the blog!

To start, I want to say this will be a fairly short post. However what it lacks in words, it makes up for in excitement and mystery.

A few days ago now, I was watching through Instagram stories and came across this one, posted on the Relient K band account (and on the Phangs Insta story).

It SEEMS as if a cute little game is in the works! It reminds me a lot of an app called Disco Zoo, or perhaps the 2014 craze Flappy Bird. And while I know practically nothing about what this actually is, all I can say is that I hope the theme music is somehow related to Runnin'... It seems like it would be fitting. ;)

As far as blog news, the first episode of the podcast has been recorded and is currently in the editing stage!

If all goes according to plan it will be up and ready for your ears sometime in April!

Don't blink,
Sahara

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOOPES!

I just wanted to take a quick moment to wish a wonderful and happy birthday to one of the coolest guitar shredding dudes out there. I compiled this (let's be honest, pretty bad quality) video that has a few messages for the man himself. Hope you have a good one, Hoopes!

A Super Sweet Valentine's Surprise

Happy Valentine's Day, friends!

Lots of exciting things happened over the past few days! The guys released a Valentine's EP called Truly Madly Deeply. There are three songs: Candy Hearts (my personal fave), Happy Valentimes, and BMI Valentine. There's also a music video that was shot (by the fabulous Jake Germany, who also designed the EP's art) for Candy Hearts. You can watch it on below, or on Relient K's official website.

Don't blink,

Sahara <3

LFA Tour Shirt Review (MSSS Series, Part 3) + BONUS POST

Hi friends! So sorry about this being a day late, I completely forgot about posting it yesterday! To make up for it, I've added on a BONUS POST that might have to do something with Matt T and the Earthquakes, but I'll get to that in a bit...

Today we're looking at the Looking For America '16 Tour shirt as the third installment of the Merch Store Shopping Spree series.

The first thing I want to say about this shirt is how SOFT it is. The material is a bit thin (you can't see though, don't worry) and made of 50% percent polyester, 25% cotton and 25% rayon. Like other Relient K shirts, it features a tear away tag. These little angels are probably the best invention EVER.

The back lists all the tour dates between September and November of 2016 You can still buy these shirts online at relientk.com and they're only $10!

Now, if you're interested more in the bonus post than me rambling on about a shirt, here we go.

About a week ago I remembered how Matt Thiessen opened for a show at City Winery back in December, playing some solo songs. After a quick check from Google and YouTube, I found some (if not all) the songs he played at the show. Here's the list:

1.) DUDE
2.) SPORTS!
3.) MAN OF STONE
4.) MOTHER'S TRIUMPH

I couldn't find any others, so I'm not a hundred percent sure if this is all of them, but still, there's something interesting about this list.

I went to BMI's website, did a little digging (If you don't know, BMI is a company that does music publishing, licensing, etc.), and found a list of all the Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes songs that are registered, but the ones he played aren't on the list. He does, however, have 12 songs registered, most of which I've never heard of before. Here's the list:

1.) CALENDAR THE ENERGY
2.) CLOUD OF SMOKE
3.) DUMPED FOR A MODEL
4.) IF I'M DREAMING
5.) IT'S A BROKEN HEART
6.) NOT WITH YOU AND ME
7.) POISON IVY
8.) TAKE IT EASY MATTHEW
9.) TIME STAND STILL
10.) VOLLEYBALL GIRL
11.) WOOL OVER YOUR EYES
12.) WWW BROKENHEART COM

This information is exciting, to say the least. There's enough for a full album here, and seeing as the songs he preformed aren't on BMI's repertoire, that could mean they're pretty new.

If you want to check out the list yourself, you can find it by clicking HERE. I could honestly get lost for hours looking at that website.

And hey, don't forget to check back occasionally, as I will keep you updated about this (and Goodbye Dubai) whenever I learn something new!

Don't blink,
Sahara

Collapsible Lung Unboxing (MSSS Series, Part 2)

Read the Air For Free unboxing post by clicking HERE.

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Hello my favorites!

Today we're looking at Collapsible Lung! One of my all time favorites, it's the first Relient K album I listened to. The vinyl itself is packaged in a cardboard jacket along with the easily recognisable lung artwork on the front.

Since before getting this record, I only had the album digitally, so I didn't know what the back looked like. It's very interesting and shows three brown dots with different pictures inside them. The one on the left shows an internal part of the lung, the center one shows a map, and the one on the right depicts a house. I don't know if these pictures have any meaning but they look pretty cool nonetheless! 

The vinyl itself is a cherry red, which I really love! It goes well with the beige and black artwork. The only thing that made me sad was the lack of an insert. Inserts are probably my second favorite part of records themselves, the first being the actual vinyl.

The track listing is the same as the CD, and is as follows:

SIDE A:

Don't Blink

Boomerang

Lost Boy

If I Could Take You Home

Can't Complain

Gloria

SIDE B:

PTL

Disaster 

When You Were My Baby

Sweeter

Collapsible Lung 

I know this wasn't really a well received album, but it does have its gems (Don't Blink, Can't Complain, and Collapsible Lung specifically). In the end I just hope you enjoyed reading this little post! I wish you all the best.

Don't Blink, 

Sahara 

PS: Saw a sneaky tweet from SMLXL Vinyl saying the gold MMHMM vinyls are back in stock! Go grab one now if you don't have one @ smlxlvinyl.com

Looking For America: PART 2!

Hey guys! So, the second leg of the tour starts TODAY in Fresno, California!

I'll be keeping you updated on Twitter, and hey, don't forget! If you want to see your pictures in the tour photo gallery, send them, along with the city and state the show was in, and your name to thefreshestblogintheworld@gmail.com!

Don't blink,
Sahara

PS: I will be sending out the FIRST Lyric Club email on February 1st! Keep an eye out for it if you signed up!

2016 RECAP: New Music and Touring and Videos... Oh My!

made by Imogen from The Owl City Fan Club Blog 

Welcome back! And if this is your first time here, welcome to the blog! If you want to learn a little more about me and why I started this blog before you read this post, click HERE.

So, how about we "kick-off" the new year with a recap of what went down in 2016? Sound good? Let's go!

There was some buzz at the start of the year after the release of the new album's title. During a show in December, the guys revealed the name of the record would be Air For Free.

On Valentine's Day, a digital single called Look On Up was finally released after being played at various shows. Unfortunately, it did not make the album.

April 13th, the lead single from Air For Free, titled Bummin' (one of my favorite tracks), was released.

Originally rumoured to be released in May, Air For Free was released on July 22nd as digital download and vinyl, and later on August 20th, released as a CD. It debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums, and sold around 9000 copies in its first week.

There are 16 tracks, and according to the Air For Free Wikipedia page, a pregap piano version of Marigold (CD release only). I have yet to get the CD, but once I do, I'll be sure to let you know if I find it.

https://twitter.com/relientK/status/754518202374250496

The following day, the band played an album release concert in Akron, Ohio with Cardboard Kids as show openers (CK is a really great band and I highly recommend them, check 'em out).

The guys played a total of 12 songs from the newly released album, including Mountaintop, which was made into a music video.

Matt Hoopes starring as "The Navigator" and Matt Thiessen starring as "The Climber". Released September 1st. https://youtu.be/sSi0HplL05A

Written by Rob Fee and directed by Ryan Hamblin, the video follows Hoopes the Navigator and Thiessen the Climber as they, well, climb to the top of a mountain! They (as themselves) watch the video back, take notes and, at some points, look really confused and bored. There's also a campfire involved. Not sure if they were roasting hot dogs or marshmallows, though. But, in my opinion the video really embodies adventure in a fun and playful way (note the lions, tigers, bears, and bats), while the running theme of budget cuts is still going strong after its appearance in the Pressing On music video almost 16 years ago. One of my favorite parts is the ending where we see Matt Hoopes write a note for help and attach it to a little plastic bird. The nature shots were breathtaking, and a big round of applause to Jacob Smithson who edited all together so beautifully.

While we're on the topic of fun and adventure, let's wrap up this post with talk about one of the most adventurous things that's happened this year: The Looking For America tour!

It was announced in May via Relient K and Switchfoot's social media accounts, and a video on Switchfoot's YouTube channel that the two groups would be touring across North America, each promoting their new albums, Air For Free and Where The Light Shines Through.

The tour started September 17th and ran through November 26th, allowing the bands to stop in a total of 50 cities. I was able to snag some tickets and VIP passes to the October 22nd show (which also happened to be Jon Foreman's birthday), and let me tell you, it was amazing.

Almost a week later, on October 28th, the guys dropped a three song Halloween EP entitled The Creepier EP...er.

"The Creepier EP...er" Released October 28th, 2016, Mono VS Stereo 

It features two new songs called The Halloween Blues and The Cup, as well as one formerly unreleased track called Halloween in Owatonna. (Check out the original performance here).

Then on November 21st, it was announced there would be a part two to the Looking For America tour, now called the Still Looking For America 2our, starting January 21th, 2017 and going through February 18th, 2017. Another video was released on Switchfoot's YouTube channel with more details and a list of dates.

So, there we have it! Started with a new single and ended with a full on two part North American tour. I hope some of you got to go too! Last year's had its ups and downs, but overall it's a year that I hope I never forget.

Don't blink,
Sahara

UPDATE: Thanks to Chris from the comments, the Marigold intro pregap track is on YouTube! Check it here: https://youtu.be/Xpzoj-LNTcY

Vinyl Unboxing: Air For Free (MSSS Series, Part 1)

Now that all the little added extras to the blog are finally up and don't need my full attention, I can dedicate my time to writing more about the guys, their music, and their merch. Today's post is all about Air For Free on vinyl, and it's the start of a little four part series I'm going to call the "Merch Store Shopping Spree" series.

This is something I've wanted to write about for a long time, and now that I have a record player I can finally do it!

I ordered this vinyl along with some other goodies on December 26th and received my package on December 30. I don't think I've ever been so inpatient in my life.

The 2LP 180 gram white vinyl come packaged in a gatefold jacket along with an insert that features photos of the guys and the Air For Free primary color dots, and a digital download card.

Front and Back

Inside

180 gram 2LP vinyl

Inside Notes

Front and Back of the Insert

The track listing is different than the CD, and is as follows:

Side A:
Local Construction
Bummin'
Marigold
Runnin'

Side B:
Mrs. Hippopotamuses
Cat
Elephant Parade
Man

Side C:
Air For Free
God
Prodigal
Empty House

Side D:
Mountaintop
Sleepin'
Flower
Heartache

Matt Hoopes said a lot of time was spent sequencing the vinyl album. Songs on each side are specifically grouped to give the album a nice flow and allow for quick listening sessions. Personally, this is one of my favorite features of the album. It almost reminds me of how Forget and Not Slow Down goes from one track to another with connecting intros/outros. It all just clicks and works.

As for the tracks that really stood out upon the initial listening, all I really want to talk about Empty House.

Empty House was one of the tracks that really hit me. Hearing any song or album on vinyl is an experience in an of itself, but with a song like Empty House? For me it was like no other. I've heard the song numerous times, and it's one of my favorites, but the first time hearing it on vinyl reduced me to tears. The simple piano track paired with the autotuned vocals just convey this feeling that's like no other. It's a truly moving song, even though I still don't have a clue as to what's sung in half of the first verse.

In the end I just want to say this is an amazing album. Each song is of the highest quality and they all sound spectacular on vinyl. If you haven't listened to it yet, please do! And for those of you who haven't bought the vinyl but want to hear it in the same sequencing as the vinyl, check out Relient K's Spotify playlist here.

Hope you guys have a great New Year's. See you then!

Don't blink,
Sahara

PS: I'm uploading the entries to the Creative Corner tab tomorrow, don't forget to check it out and submit your own edits/art!

New Theme, New Tabs, New Twibbons

Hey guys! Not much is happening right now as far as RK news, but I've finally finished tweaking and updating the blog and it's just how I want it to look. Firstly, I'd like to bring attention to the "local construction". I've made a new theme, along with some snazzy pixel speech bubble page headers!

Now if you look up there below the header you'll see some new tabs. The 12 Days After Christmas tab, the Tour Photos tab, and the Twibbon tab. I got the idea for a Relient K themed 12 days of Christmas this past Wednesday morning, so (starting today) for the next 11 days there will be a new gift under the tab and also on Instagram!

The Tour Photos tab is where you'll see photos from both legs of the Looking For America tour.

If you want to submit a photo to be featured, email me (thefreshestblogintheworld@gmail.com) or DM the photo(s) to me on Twitter along with your name, the city and state the show was in, and the date. It'll look a little like this when I post it in the gallery:

Finally, I want to talk about Twibbons. Not the Air For Free Twibbon, though. What I want to talk about is the "I Found America" Twibbon. 

The intro to the Switchfoot set inspired me to do this. I occasionally think about the phrase and, for some reason, it stuck with me. It has made an impact on me.

"Tonight we are looking for America, and here you are."

And thus, this Twibbon was born

It comes in two background colors: Black with the white Switchfoot logo and white with the black Switchfoot logo. They both feature the words "I found America" in the Air For Free primary colors. To add the black background one (the most popular) to your Twitter or Facebook icon, click the Twibbon tab. 

Until next time, I wish you the best.

Sahara

Christmas Wishes + A Surprise

Since nothing much is happening right now, I decided I'd just pop in to wish you all a Merry Christmas! I'm excited to see what the new year brings for me, this blog, and music! I hope each of you had a great year and I hope 2017 treats you well.

Speaking of 2017...

Starting January 1st I'm going to start featuring photography, edits, and art on the blog! I'm starting submissions now, so if you want to enter, DM it to my Twitter or Instagram, or email the it to thefreshestblogintheworld@gmail.com along with your name. The only requirement is that it has to be Relient K themed, of course. I look forward to seeing if I recieve any enteries!

All the best,
Sahara

PS: You might see some new tabs up there... I'll be explaining soon...

PPS: Crosby the reindeer wishes you a Merry Christmas.

Merch Review: Relient K Ohio Sweatshirt

Hey guys! So by now you're probably wondering why I wrote a blog post on a sweatshirt. Let me explain. I'm hesitant to buy things - namely clothing - online, so I figured there had to be others like me and I wanted to help them out. As for the reason I'm hesitant? Quality. One of the absolute worst things is being so excited to get a package in the mail, only to find the quality isn't what you expected. So alas! If you've never bought a piece of Relient K merch before and wanted to know a little bit more before you buy, then this is the blog post for you.

I placed my order for the Relient K Ohio grey sweatshirt (size large) on December 4th, and it arrived four days later, on December 8th. After looking it over I found no stitching or design flaws at all. The shirt is made of 100% preshrunk cotton and the inside is SO soft. Here's a cool pic of me wearing it:

As far as sizing goes, buy the size you normally wear unless you're looking for something that's a bit bigger on you. I normally wear mediums, but I purchased a large and it's very big on me. (At my stop on the tour, I purchased the red Ohio shirt, and it's the same way as far as sizing goes, so I'm guessing that's how all of the sizing runs.)

The guys still have some leftover tour merch on the site, so if you're interested in picking up one of those swaggy shirts, head over to relientk.com. There's also two new beanies and some limited edition Air For Free vinyl bundles that are oh-so-cute!

Until next time,
Sahara

Goodbye Dubai

Hey guys! So I was only planning to make one more post before the new year, but I was just sitting around thinking and I suddenly remembered how Matt Thiessen mentioned in an interview that Goodbye Dubai was in the works. I figured I'd type up a quick post with information about it in case some of you didn't know about it or wanted to know more! Happy reading!

In July, Matt and Matt sat down with chorus.fm for a lengthy interview. A little more than midway through, Thiessen vaguely mentioned working on a project with Owl City called Goodbye Dubai. Here's what he said:

If you have no idea what an "Owl City" is, let me explain. Owl City is an electronic music project created in 2007 by Adam Young. Goodbye Dubai has been in the works since 2009 and the release of Owl City's first studio album Ocean Eyes.

Ocean Eyes, released July 14th, 2009, Universal Republic Records

Matt worked with Young extensively on the album, lending back up vocals to four songs, including the hit Fireflies, and co-writing and featuring on Tidal Wave. The same year, Young programmed and produced Terminals from Relient K's Forget and Not Slow Down. The pair has worked together quite a bit since then, mainly on Owl City, except in 2013 when Young (as Owl City) lent his vocals to That's My Jam from Collapsible Lung.

So, let's get down to the facts.

Recently, Adam Young announced his return to Owl City in 2017. For the whole of 2016 he's taken a break from the project and dedicated his time to an instrumental score project (which has just ended), releasing a whole album each month based around a historical event of his choosing. Now, if he's been working on Goodbye Dubai during all this (which I think he has, due to the fact Thiessen said in the interview that he was flying to Minnesota later that week to work on it) I want to say an album or EP under the Goodbye Dubai moniker will be released sometime late 2017 to early 2018.

I'm not entirely sure, for all I know it could come way sooner - which I wouldn't mind - or way, way, WAY later, considering the project has been in the works since 2009. It really all depends on the guys' schedules, when they're able to work on it, and how close they are to actually being done with it. That being said, as fans of both artists I'm super excited to see and hear what they have created! I'll keep you updated!

All the best,
Sahara

AND WE LIVE.

Hello there! I'm Sahara. Welcome to the freshest blog in the world. My goal here is to create a cool place where people can get some up to date news about Relient K, share stories, and maybe even make some new friends. I don't really know what's in store for this blog but I hope you enjoy your time here and find what you came for.

That being said, here's a few Relient K based facts about me so we can get to know each other a little better:

1.) The first Relient K song I bought was Collapsible Lung.

2.) My favorite Relient K album is either Forget and Not Slow Down or Air For Free.

3.) The guys inspired me to pick up the ukulele and start learning guitar again.

4.) Currently I only own one physical copy of a Relient K album (FANSD on vinyl, hoping for more this Christmas ;) ).

5.) I can play Forward Motion on my ukulele (that I lovingly named Pearl).

So, if you wanna, comment your favorite album(s)/song(s). It's really hard to pick just one...

And lastly, while I'm here, I'd just like to say a quick thanks to the people who inspired me to start writing this blog. I've been wanting to do something like this ever since 2014, so many thanks goes to my friends Aidan, who first inspired me; Imogen, who helped me out a lot and made the lovely header of the guys; and Savannah, who is one of the sweetest people out there and has a sick Relient K instagram page. You guys are truly the best and I thank you for inspiring me. This whole blog was orginally just going to be a Twitter account that tweeted Relient K lyrics everyday, but it turned into so much more. Thank you again.

ALSO. HUGE THANKS TO THE GUYS I WRITE ABOUT! If it weren't for M@ and Matt, I wouldn't even be writing this right now. Love you guys endlessly.

All the best,

Sahara

PS: check out Aidan's blog here, Imogen's blog here, and Savannah's Instagram here