The Room's Too Cold
Studio album
ArtistThe Early November
CoverTheRoom'sTooCold.jpeg
ReleasedOctober 7, 2003
StudioPortrait Recording, Lincoln Park, New Jersey
GenreEmo, alternative rock, pop punk[1]
Length46:40
LabelDrive-Thru
ProducerChris Badami, Arthur Enders
Prev year2002
Next year2005

The Room's Too Cold is the debut studio album by the American rock band The Early November, released on October 7, 2003, through Drive-Thru Records.

Combining elements of emo and pop punk, that album's material is considered to represent scene music by publications such as Alternative Press.[2]

Background and recording

The Room's Too Cold was produced by Chris Badami and co-produced by frontman Arthur 'Ace' Enders and was recorded at Portrait Recording Studio in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. Badami also acted as engineer, with assistance from Michelle Dispenziere; Badami mixed the tracks before the album was mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music in New York City.[3] The band recorded 17 songs in total for the album, with 11 songs making the final cut.[4] Enders and Badami met with David Rimelis to arrange a string part for "Ever So Sweet".[5]

The album features a guest appearance from Kenny Vasoli of The Starting Line, who was also signed to Drive-Thru at the time.

Release

Between late August and October 2003, the group performed on the Drive-Thru Records 2003 Invasion Tour.[6] The Room's Too Cold was released on October 7. In January 2004, the band went on a tour of the UK, with Allister, Home Grown, Hidden in Plain View, and Yourcodenameis:milo.[7] In March 2004, the group went on a headlining US tour with support from Limbeck, Spitalfield and Hey Mercedes.[8] A music video was filmed for "Something That Produces Results" in April 2004.[9] In April and May 2004, the band supported Less Than Jake on their tour of North America, and performed at the Skate and Surf Festival.[10][11] They went on a brief East Coast tour with A Thorn for Every Heart, Engine Down and Days Away at the start of 2005.[12] In February 2005, the group supported Sugarcult on the US Take Action Tour.[13] In late 2013, the album was repressed on vinyl through Rise Records. In addition, the group performed it in its entirety in December of the same year.[14]

Reception

Johnny Loftus of Allmusic gave the album a highly positive review.[15]

The album peaked at number 107 on US Billboard 200.[citation needed]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Arthur Enders, except one line in "Baby Blue" by Matt Pryor, all songs written by the Early November.[3]

Notes

  • "Something That Produces Results" & "Baby Blue" both have an acoustic renditions on Aces band I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business acoustic album "Dust'n Off the Ol" Gee-Tar."
  • The line "I don't want you to love me anymore" on the track "Baby Blue" is taken directly from a The Get Up Kids song "No Love" on their debut album Four Minute Mile.
  • The singles were The Mountain Range in My Living Room and Something That Produces Results

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.[3]

The Early November

  • Arthur Enders – vocals, guitar, percussion, samples, keyboards
  • Sergio Anello – bass guitar, percussion
  • Jeff Kummer – drums, percussion
  • Joseph Marro – guitar, Rhodes piano, keyboards, vibraphone

Additional musicians

  • David Rimelis – string arrangements
  • The Madison String Quartet – strings
    • Evelyn Estavaof – violin
    • Elizabeth Schulze – viola
    • Gerall Hieser – cello
  • Kenny Vasoli – additional vocals (track 10)

Production and design

  • Chris Badami – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Arthur Enders – producer
  • Michelle Dispenziere – assistant engineer
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Asterik Studio – art direction, design
  • The Early November – art direction
  • Jeff Gross – photography
  • Dennis Kleiman – band photography

Charts

Album
Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Billboard 200[16]107
Top Heatseekers Albums1

References

Citations

  1. ^ Borolla 2003, p. 12
  2. ^ Phillips, Marian. "20 scene albums from 2003 you probably still know every word to". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
  3. ^ The Room's Too Cold (booklet). Drive-Thru/Eat Sleep Records. 2003. eat037cd.
  4. ^ The Early November 2003, event occurs at 14:02–6
  5. ^ The Early November 2003, event occurs at 13:25–35
  6. ^ MTV News Staff (August 12, 2003). "For The Record: Quick News On Justin Timberlake, Paris Hilton, Kelly Osbourne, Glassjaw, Elvis Costello, The Cure & More". MTV. Viacom. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  7. ^ Heisel, Scott (January 10, 2004). "Allister / Home Grown / The Early November / Hidden In Plain View UK tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  8. ^ Heisel, Scott (February 4, 2004). "The Early November/Hey Mercedes/Spitalfield/Limbeck". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  9. ^ Heisel, Scott (April 7, 2004). "The Early November". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  10. ^ Heisel, Scott (February 13, 2004). "Skate and Surf lineup announced". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  11. ^ Paul, Aubin (March 4, 2004). "Less Than Jake back on the road. Tommy Tutone a no show". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  12. ^ Shultz, Brian (January 10, 2005). "Days Away tour and new songs". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  13. ^ White, Adam (January 29, 2005). "Take Action! Tour updates". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  14. ^ Wippsson, Johan (September 20, 2013). "The Early November Reissuing Seminal Debut Album The Room's Too Cold On Vinyl". Melodic. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  15. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/rooms-too-cold-mw0000325504
  16. ^ "The Early November Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.

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