After Nate left the Bosstones to go to Brown University, he started writing songs, which were not like his previous band.
In 2001, he got a band together with Bosstones drummer Joe Sirois, short time Weezer bass player Mikey Welsh and another Boston, MA musician Johnny Rioux.
Around the release of the album, Joe Sirois left because of the Bosstones schedule and new drummer Jamie Vavra took his place.
Nate made a couple posts on the internet about the Kickovers recording a new EP, but that was never released and the band wasn't heard from again.
On October 9, 2011, it was announced that original bassist Mikey Welsh had been found dead in a Chicago, Illinois hotel room.