The Early November

這是新澤西的流行朋克樂隊，The Early November是隸屬于以標榜emo, pop, 和punk復興者的唱片公司 Drive Thru 的一支年輕五人組。2000年，經(jīng)理Richard Reines發(fā)現(xiàn)了樂隊的靈魂Arthur "Ace" Enders的才能，這位二年級的小伙子編、演、唱面面俱佳，后來樂隊不斷擴充，bass手 Sergio Anello, 鼓手 Jeff Kummer和 吉他手Joseph Marro于2000年到2002年陸續(xù)加入，并在同年出版了處女專輯ＥＰ《For All of This》打開市場，他們所擁有的年輕人特有的激昂、真誠感染了每位聽眾，使得其也參加了Drive Thru的巡演 Warped Tour's Stage，2003年，樂隊真正的專輯《Room's Too Cold 》在毫無消息下發(fā)行，這也是Drive Thru有史以來最成功的專輯，Arthur "Ace" Enders將他的民謠、敘事才能通過他豐富嗓音表現(xiàn)出來。The Early November帶著這張專輯游遍了美國各地，在2004年才華已經(jīng)漫溢的Arthur "Ace" Enders玩完他的solo專輯《I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business》后閉門不出，為以后的專輯積蓄力量。
The principals of the Early November were youthful enough to have grown up with the Drive-Thru Records sound, a formula that incorporates sensitive emo, pop, and punk revivalist amalgams with a bit of post-hardcore grit. The boys in the band first came out of the box in 2000, fighting to secure shows in their busy south Jersey scene, and hoping to land a deal with Drive-Thru. One way or another, their wish came true. Label figureheads Richard and Stefanie Reines signed vocalist/guitarist "Ace" (Arthur) Enders, bassist Sergio Anello, drummer Jeff Kummer, and guitarist Joseph Marro in early 2002 on the strengths of their demo and a solid MP3.com buzz, and by November 2002 the band had made their label debut with the For All of This EP. Promising appearances on the Warped Tour's Drive-Thru stage that summer spread the word, and by 2003, anticipation for an Early November full-length was brimming. Room's Too Cold dropped in October 2003. It was a particularly lush take on the Drive-Thru sound, with strings and ballads and a focus on the rich vocal presence of Enders. The band toured extensively behind the record; Enders later issued the first effort from his solo project I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business in late 2004 and briefly toured behind the disc. Enders then turned back to TEN, and writing began that summer for their follow-up sophomore release. Recording commenced in February 2005 with a fifth member on board, guitarist Bill Lugg. The band also released a summer split EP with I Am the Avalanche, Vinnie Caruana's post-Movielife project. The resulting The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path was eventually issued in July 2006 as an ambitious triple album. (The band took a cut in royalties to make sure it was offered at a single-disc price.) Boasting a rock-oriented disc ("The Mechanic"), a more mellow, stripped-down disc ("The Mother"), and a third character-based soundtrack with dialogue to intermingle among the first two ("The Path"), the album was conceptually based around a troubled father-son relationship and the subsequent imperfect relationship between the then-adult son and his own child. Various rounds of touring followed. In March 2007, the Early November announced its plans to go on an indefinite hiatus after the completion of scheduled dates that year to spend more time with family.