Forget and Not Slow Down by Relient K

Forget and Not Slow Down is the 2009 album from the Ohio band Relient K, written in the wake of a hard break-up. It is their most personal record, trading some of the old wit for plain feeling. The theme is in the title: choosing to move forward and not let loss bring everything to a halt.

Why listen?

The sound is bright pop punk softened with piano and strings, sharper in places and tender in others. The production is clean and layered, full of small touches under the big hooks. The lyrics deal with regret, growth, and the slow work of letting go. There is a real arc across the record, from the wreck to a kind of peace. It is breezy music carrying more weight than its surface suggests.

Favourite song: Forget and Not Slow Down

The opening title track sets the whole record's tone, an upbeat song about keeping pace through grief. It races forward even as the words look back.

I'd rather forget and not slow down
Than gather regret for the things I can't change now
If I become what I can't accept
Resurrect the saint from within the wretch
Pour over me and wash my hands of it

The way it drives ahead feels like keeping a steady stride on a downhill stretch, refusing to stop and stew. The song treats moving on as an act of will, not a feeling. That choice to keep going is what keeps me with it.

Key takeaway

Forget and Not Slow Down is a bright, bittersweet record about moving forward. An honest, tuneful listen.

Tracklist

• Forget and Not Slow Down
• I Don't Need a Soul
• Candlelight
• Flare (Outro)
• Part of It
• (Outro)
• Therapy
• Over It
• Sahara
• Oasis (Intro)
• Savannah
• Baby (Outro)
• If You Believe Me
• This Is the End
• (If You Want It)

Details

Listen on

• Apple Music
• Amazon
• Spotify

Enjoyed this post?

Well, you could share the post with others, follow me via Social Media or RSS Feeds and/or send me a comment via email.

Tags