on march 20, 2007, king and his band, after a long struggle, ended their contract with sony bmg/epic records. the band felt that the label took away a considerable amount of freedom in deciding how the music should sound, as well as showing little interest in king's musical ambitions. the band released a five-song ep, "fall/rise", in spring 2007 before resuming touring, which included several performances in south korea. the band's debut album, "justin king and the apologies", was released on september 28, 2007.