Wednesday 9 November 2022

The Early November


The Early November are a five-piece emo/post-hardcore band from Hammonton, New Jersey that formed in 2001. Shortly after forming, they ended up getting signed to Drive-Thru Records, releasing two EP's and a full-length with them between 2002 and 2003 alone. This was followed up with the ambitious The Mother, The Mechanic, And The Path, a three-disc concept album. In the year following its release, the band went on hiatus. They reunited in 2011, and have been steadily active ever since, putting out new material via Rise and Pure Noise Records. 

Admittedly, I don't know a ton about this band or listen to them all too often, though their first full-length and EP are solid, and "Ever So Sweet" is an absolute standout, whether it be the album, acoustic, or live version. I know this band gets a ton of requests, so figured there is no better time to get this post done then now, in early November. If you are completely new to them, fans of bands including Saves The Day, The Starting Line, The Get Up Kids, Taking Back Sunday or Jets To Brazil might take interest in here. Think driving guitars with melodic yet melancholic intonations, and a heavy emphasis on singer/guitarist Ace Enders' songwriting. He's also been active with a solo project, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business, which has been concurrent with The Early November for nearly their entire career. Enjoy.

1. Every Night's Another Story (Demo)
2. For The Road (Demo)
3. All We Ever Needed (Demo)
4. Come Back (Demo)
5. Just Enough (Demo)
6. Pretty Pretty (Demo)
7. Make Believe (Demo)
8. My Sleep Pattern Changed (Demo)
9. Ashala Rock (Demo)
10. Open Eyes (Demo)
11. Sunday Drive (Demo)

1. Every Night's Another Story
2. I Want To Hear You Sad
3. All We Ever Needed
4. Sunday Drive
5. Take Time And Find
6. Ashala Rock
7. Come Back
8. We Write The Wrong

1. Ever So Sweet
2. I Want To Hear You Sad
3. All We Ever Needed
4. Sunday Drive
5. Come Back
6. Make It Happen
7. Every Night's Another Story

1. Ever So Sweet
2. Something That Produces Results
3. The Mountain Range In My Living Room
4. Sesame, Smeshame
5. Baby Blue
6. The Course Of Human Life
7. Dinner At The Money Table
8. Exchanging Two Hundred
9. My Sleep Pattern Changed
10. Fluxy
11. Everything's Too Cold... But You're So Hot

1. The Early November - Outside (Demo)
2. The Early November - Ever So Sweet (Live)
3. I Am The Avalanche - New Disaster
4. I Am The Avalanche - I Took A Beating (Acoustic)

Disc 1: The Mechanic
1. Money In His Hand
2. The Rest of My Life
3. Decoration
4. No Good At Saying Sorry (One More Chance)
5. This Wasn't In Our Plan
6. The One You Hated
7. Long Talks
8. Outside
9. Make A Decision
10. The Car In 20
11. Figure It Out

Disc 2: The Mother
1. My Lack of Skill
2. A Little More Time
3. Little Black Heart
4. Hair
5. Driving South
6. Scared To Lose
7. From Here To L.A.
8. Is It My Fault
9. I Don't Know How To Say This
10. The Truth Is
11. 1000 Times A Day

Disc 3: The Path
1. Intro
2. We Grew Up The Same
3. Runaway
4. Session 01
5. This Is Love
6. Session 02
7. We're Finding Something Out
8. Session 03
9. Decoration
10. Session 04
11. Uncle
12. Session 05
13. Never Coming Back
14. Guess What
15. Session 06
16. You Don't Know What It's Like
17. Session 07
18. Look At Me
19. Session 08
20. Session 08 Part II
21. Runaway II
22. Session 09
23. I Think This Is Love
24. A Bigger Meaning

1. A Stain On The Carpet
2. Frayed In Doubt
3. In Currents
4. Digital Age
5. Tell Me Why
6. Close To You
7. Guilt & Swell
8. That's Not Your Real Name
9. Like A Kid
10. Smell Of This Place
11. Wearing The Tie
12. Call Off The Bells

1. Narrow Mouth
2. Better This Way
3. Magnolia
4. The Negatives
5. Boxing Timelines
6. Circulation
7. Harmony
8. Cyanide
9. I Don't Care
10. Nothing Lasts Forever
11. Digital Age

1. Narrow Mouth
2. Outside
3. The Mountain Range In My Living Room
4. Boxing Timelines
5. Tell Me Why
6. A Little More Time
7. Decoration
8. Call Of The Bells
9. Frayed In Doubt
10. I Don't Care
11. In Currents
12. Figure It Out
13. Driving South
14. Sunday Drive
15. Ever So Sweet

1. Perfect Sphere (Bubble)
2. My Weakness
3. Ave Maria
4. Hit By A Car (In Euphoria)
5. Comatose
6. Fame
7. You Own My Mind
8. I Dissolve
9. Make My Bed
10. Our Choice
11. The Lilac

1. Trees
2. Make It Happen
3. Denent
4. Over My Shoulder
5. Five Years
6. The Sand
7. 5am On Sunday
8. My Own Dialogue
9. Pretty Pretty
10. Open Eyes

2 comments:

  1. god damn that album was good. the perfect energy for the daylight change, thanks :)

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