Forget and Not Slow Down is the sixth studio album by American rock band Relient K, released on October 6, 2009.

In early 2009, Relient K's vocalist Matt Thiessen, secluded from the rest of the world in Winchester, Tennessee, began to write music for three months on an album to be released later in 2009.

"[6] An influence for the album was the band's lead singer, Matt Thiessen, and his fiancée, Shannon, breaking up in late 2008.

Thiessen stated that they were keen on finishing the album for a 2009 release and had begun recording the new album with their "favorite" producer, Mark Lee Townsend and mixer Andy Wallace[4][7] Guitarist Matt Hoopes stated about Mark Lee Townsend that, "We've got an almost telepathic relationship.

[9] With the bands in the studio together, Aaron Gillespie would record vocals for the album which was confirmed with the release of the track listing and the guest vocalists.

As far as the sonic aspect, we wanted to make it less modern sounding, with classic rock textures – Counting Crows, Foo Fighters, those kind of '90s albums.

"[12] When Matt Thiessen sent a message to AbsolutePunk readers he stated "It's a bit weird because there are some untitled outros and intros throughout the album.

[14] In late March 2009, it was announced that the band had completed their contract with Gotee Records and would join the Mono vs Stereo label.

[17] On July 9, Gotee Records announced on Twitter that Forget and Not Slow Down is to be released on October 6, 2009 and provided a flyer via TwitPic.

[18] On August 4, the announcement of the album's completion was made via Thiessen's Twitter account which simply stated "Ding!

[23][24] Four webisodes were released weekly via the band's MySpace and Facebook pages, showing the recording progress in the studio.

[26] In April and May 2010, the band supported Paramore on their headlining US tour; the trek included an appearance at The Bamboozle festival.