''Apathetic EP'' is the fifth
EP released by
Relient K
Relient K () is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Matt Hoopes, and Brian Pittman during their third year in high school and time at Malone University in Canton. The band is named after guitarist ...
. It was released on November 8, 2005, and was initially packaged with copies of ''
Mmhmm
''Mmhmm'' is the fourth full-length studio album by American rock band Relient K, released on November 2, 2004, by Gotee Records, Gotee and Capitol Records. This album includes their breakthrough singles "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I' ...
'', but is also available separately. The EP reached no. 94 on the Billboard 200. The song "In Like a Lion (Always Winter)" was originally intended to be included on the album ''
Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe'' but was later excluded.
Track listing
* "The Thief" went on to become "There was no Thief" on their 2008 EP, ''
The Bird and the Bee Sides''.
Credits
*
Matt Thiessen
Matthew Arnold Thiessen (born August 12, 1980) is a Canadian-born American musician known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released eight full-lengt ...
– lead vocals, guitar, piano, organ,
bells
*
Matt Hoopes – guitar, backing vocals
*
Dave Douglas – drums, backing vocals
*
John Warne – bass, backing vocals
*
Jon Schneck – guitar,
banjo
The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and in modern forms is usually made of plastic, where early membranes were made of animal skin.
...
,
mandolin
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, backing vocals
Additional personnel
*
Mark Lee Townsend –
acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked, its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...
and
twelve string guitar
A twelve-string guitar (or 12-string guitar) is a steel-string guitar with 12 strings in six courses, which produces a thicker, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Typically, the strings of the lower four courses are tuned in ...
on "In Like a Lion (Always Winter)"
* Davy Baysinger – additional vocals on "The Truth"
* Pete Prevost – additional vocals on "The Truth"
*
Derek Kern – additional vocals on "The Truth"
* J.R. McNeely - audio mixing
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Apathetic Ep
2005 EPs
Relient K EPs
Capitol Records EPs
Gotee Records EPs