The Bird and the Bee Sides / The Nashville Tennis EP

Rock · 2008 · 19 tracks · 1h 11m

The Bird and the Bee Sides / The Nashville Tennis EP

A sprawling, 26-track collection of acoustic rarities, quirky demos, and horn-flecked pop. Intimate, unpolished, and deeply charming.

It's like a giant, cozy garage sale of Relient K's best-kept secrets and acoustic experiments.

A whimsical and intimate collection that balances lighthearted humor with quiet, acoustic introspection.

The Bird and the Bee Sides / The Nashville Tennis EP · vs · Relient K

Low Energy-2.2σ

It runs markedly cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks · 1h 11m

01

Where Do I Go From Here

2:15

02

The Scene and Herd

2:54

03

At Least We Made It This Far

2:54

04

The Last, the Lost, the Least

2:25

05

The Lining Is Silver

3:41

06

There Was No Thief

3:23

07

No Reaction

1:03

08

Curl Up and Die

4:08

09

You'll Always Be My Best Friend

1:40

10

There Was Another Time in My Life

2:51

11

Beaming

1:01

12

I Just Want You to Know

2:57

13

Bee Your Man

1:38

14

Up and Up (acoustic)

4:06

18

Nothing Without You

4:14

19

A Penny Loafer Saved Is a Penny Loafer Earned

2:19

23

Here I Go (demo)

2:35

24

The Stenographer (demo)

2:31

26

Hope for Every Fallen Man (acoustic)

3:26

Moments Worth Waiting For

The sudden, bright burst of horns and upbeat energy on the ska-inflected track The Scene and Herd.

The way the production drops to a near-whisper on the acoustic version of Up and Up, highlighting the raw vocal strain.

The charmingly unpolished vocal harmonies that close out the short, punchy You'll Always Be My Best Friend.

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