In August 2009, shortly after the breakup of the Thorns of Life, Blake Schwarzenbach (formerly of Jets to Brazil and Jawbreaker) announced his involvement in a new band, forgetters,[1] with original Against Me!
[3] In November 2009, the Village Voice remarked that "If they wanted to, probably, forgetters... could be a 'supergroup'—drummer Kevin Mahon played in the first Against Me!
[6][7] "Too Small to Fail" was a reference to the band's tour in late 2009 and early 2010 through the northeast and southeast United States.
[8] The EP was released to positive reviews; Willamette Week called it "a gorgeously drunken stumble through the East Bay's fog and smog".
On November 13, 2012, the band released its debut album, produced by J. Robbins who also played the bass guitar on the record.