Relative's new EP features six songs written over the past 5 years. From the oldest, "Predetermined" cowritten by former bassist and longtime friend Josh Wilcox, to the newest, "the body is still warm" written within the last year, the album shows the bands journey through disbanding, destruction, and finally, rebuilding. Though its just a glimpse into the direction they're going with their songwriting, The Progress of Stagnation is a welcome milestone along the way for the band that co-founded Last Minute Records.

Relative started out in 1994 under the name "Toe Jam". The band was formed out of Brian and Josh's longtime friendship and love for music. They met up with Mike through Brian's brother Brad, Josh got a bass and they started playing together in Mike's basement. They wrote songs quickley and soon had enough for an album. Thanks to Paul Buddha, the Toe Jam demo tapes were born. Starting with the self titled (your name here) tape, Toe Jam showed diversity and promise. They were only 14 when the tape was recorded, and thus, it isn't great, but for 14 year olds, it's definitely good.