The Bird and the Bee Sides
Relient K · 2008
71 min · 26 tracks · alternative rock
Pop-punk hooks give way to acoustic reflection and scrappy experiments across a collection that feels like a tour through the band’s back room.
Top tracks — play these first
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Where Do I Go From Here Start here — opening track offers a natural entry into the collection
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The Lining Is Silver — A full-bodied song from the new-material section, it balances the band’s melodic rock instincts with a determinedly hopeful outlook.
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There Was No Thief — This expanded treatment revisits an earlier Relient K song, making it a useful entry point into the collection’s habit of reworking its own past.
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Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying (ska version) — At just 41 seconds, this alternate take turns a miniature tribute into a quick nod to the Christian ska band and the scene around it.
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Who I Am Hates Who I've Been (acoustic) — Stripped back from the familiar rock arrangement, this version puts the song’s self-reproach and melodic contours in closer focus.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- playful energy for road trips
- short tracks for quick bursts
- dynamic shifts in pacing
- cathartic sing-alongs with friends
- introspective moments between fun
Maybe skip if you
- prefer longer, cohesive albums
- seek serious, heavy themes
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Deep Cut — A collection of b-sides and demos, offering deeper insights for dedicated fans.
- Themes
- Christian ska scene· acoustic self-reproach· Relient K songbook· demo-room experiments
- Career context
- Released in 2008, The Bird and the Bee Sides followed Relient K’s 2007 album Five Score and Seven Years Ago. Its first section, The Nashville Tennis EP, introduced new material, while the second gathered B-sides, demos and alternate versions from earlier in the band’s career.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Switchfoot· The Almost· Mae
Tracklist
- 1 Where Do I Go From Here Start here 2:15
- 2 The Scene and Herd 2:53
- 3 At Least We Made It This Far 2:53
- 4 The Last, the Lost, the Least 2:25
- 5 The Lining Is Silver 3:41
- 6 There Was No Thief 3:22
- 7 No Reaction 1:03
- 8 Curl Up and Die 4:08
- 9 You'll Always Be My Best Friend 1:39
- 10 There Was Another Time in My Life 2:51
- 11 Beaming 1:00
- 12 I Just Want You to Know 2:57
- 13 Bee Your Man 1:38
- 14 Up and Up (acoustic) 4:06
- 15 Wit's All Been Done Before 3:30
- 16 The Vinyl Countdown 2:49
- 17 For the Band 4:15
- 18 Nothing Without You 4:14
- 19 A Penny Loafer Saved Is a Penny Loafer Earned 2:19
- 20 Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying 0:32
- 21 Five Iron Frenzy Is Either Dead or Dying (ska version) 0:41
- 22 Who I Am Hates Who I've Been (acoustic) 3:18
- 23 Here I Go (demo) 2:34
- 24 The Stenographer (demo) 2:30
- 25 Jefferson Aeroplane (demo) 3:58
- 26 Hope for Every Fallen Man (acoustic) 3:26
What to play next
Forget and Not Slow Down
2009
Continues the catchy melodies with a more introspective lyrical approach.
Five Score and Seven Years Ago
2007
Sets the stage with similar energy and pop-punk vibes.
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