Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do by Relient K
Relient K released this album in 2003, and it is the record where their pop-punk grew up without losing its grin. The long, silly title fits a band that jokes about chap stick one minute and prays the next. I keep returning to it because the humour never hides from the harder questions.
Why listen?
The songs are fast, tuneful, and packed with hooks that lodge in your head for days. The production is crisp and energetic, built for car windows and summer roads. Under the jokes the lyrics deal with growing up, regret, and faith, and the shift never feels forced. There is a generosity in how the band laughs at itself before it gets serious. It is an album that earns its tender moments.
Favourite song: Getting Into You
After all the jokes, this is the one that turns honest. It is a plain prayer about wanting God more than a comfortable life.
I'm getting into You
Because You got to me
In a way words can't describe
I'm getting into You
Because I've got to be
You're essential to survive
I'm gonna love You with my life
The bridge drops the volume and the band lets the words sit, and that pause is the whole point. It reminds me of the quiet stretch on a hike when the chatter dies down and you actually start to think. The song says the searching is the start of the journey, and that has stayed with me.
Key takeaway
This album proves that a band can be funny and faithful at once. Worth it for the hooks, and worth more for the heart underneath.
Tracklist
- Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry
- Mood Rings
- Falling Out
- Forward Motion
- In Love with the 80's (Pink Tux to the Prom)
- College Kids
- Trademark
- Hoopes I Did It Again
- Over Thinking
- I Am Understood?
- Getting Into You
- Kids on the Street
- Gibberish
- From End to End
- Jefferson Aero Plane
Details
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Artist | Relient K |
| Release year | 2003 |
| Length | 62 min |
| Tracks | 15 |
| Label | Gotee |
| Standout moment | Getting Into You |
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