May The Horse Be With You

Relient K won my heart with creative wordings, ("Life After Death And Taxes") pop culture references, ("Maybe It's Maybeline" uses the Maybeline makeup advertising jingle in it's chorus) catchy hooks, and a willingness to be unapologetically Christian, without stuffing a sermon down your throat. The new album ("Five Score And Seven Years Ago," released tomorrow) does not disappoint, and the reason that I can safely say this is because the entire album is available for listening on their MySpace page.

Talk about feel-good songs, the album's lead single fits the bill perfectly. "Must Have Done Something Right" is the kind of song that I imagine as the soundtrack to a sunny afternoon. It's fast, but not too fast, happy without being hyper, and totally comfortable in it's cliché nature, to the extent that the line "I know that it's so cliché" makes an appearance. Any song that starts with a phrase "We should get jerseys, because we make a good team." is worth a listen in my book.

Another great song that I feel needs some attention is the new Fountains of Wayne single "Someone To Love" off the upcoming album Traffic and Weather. All the pop-rockish goodness you've come to expect from F.o.W. and more. It doesn't have the same feel as "Stacy's Mom" or "Maureen," (which is fine, people need to realize that Stacy's Mom is not their only song) but it's a great song and I can't wait for the album.

Relient K is going to be on tour shortly with Sherwood (who rock) and Mae (who are alright).