''The Room's Too Cold'' is the debut studio album by the
American
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rock band
The Early November
The Early November is an American rock band from New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 2001 and signed with Drive-Thru Records in 2002. , they have released two EPs: '' For All of This'' (2002) and '' The Acoustic EP'' (2005). They have ...
. Produced by
Chris Badami
Chris Badami is an American musician, record producer and audio engineer.
A New Jersey native, Badami began his musical journey by teaching himself the basics of recording on a four-track cassette recorder he received as a birthday gift.
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, it was released on October 7, 2003 through
Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records was a California-based independent record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. The label was partially responsible for popularizing the pop-punk/emo merger sound of the early to mid-2000s. After facing financia ...
. It was co-produced by the lead singer -
Arthur 'Ace' Enders. The album also features a guest appearance from
Kenny Vasoli
Kenneth Robert "Kenny" Vasoli is an American singer and musician from Pennsylvania. Vasoli is currently the lead singer and songwriter of The Starting Line, Person L, and Vacationer.
Biography
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of
The Starting Line
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History
Early years (1999–2001)
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, who was also signed to Drive-Thru at the time. The album peaked at number 107 on US
''Billboard'' 200.
Recording
''The Room's Too Cold'' was recorded at Portrait Recording Studio in
Lincoln Park, New Jersey
Lincoln Park is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 10,521,[Chris Badami
Chris Badami is an American musician, record producer and audio engineer.
A New Jersey native, Badami began his musical journey by teaching himself the basics of recording on a four-track cassette recorder he received as a birthday gift.
Badami ...]
and Enders producing the sessions. The former 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.
[ The band recorded 17 songs in total, with 11 songs making the final track listing. Enders and Badami met with David Rimelis to arrange a string part for "Ever So Sweet".
]
Release
Between late August and October 2003, the group performed on the Drive-Thru Records 2003 Invasion Tour. ''The Room's Too Cold'' was released on October 7. In January 2004, the band went on a tour of the UK, with Allister
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, Home Grown
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, Hidden in Plain View
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, and Yourcodenameis:milo. In March 2004, the group went on a headlining US tour with support from Limbeck
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, Spitalfield
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and Hey Mercedes
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History Early years and ''Everynight ...
. A music video was filmed for "Something That Produces Results" in April 2004. In April and May 2004, the band supported Less Than Jake
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on their tour of North America, and performed at the Skate and Surf Festival. They went on a brief East Coast tour with A Thorn for Every Heart
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History
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, Engine Down
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and Days Away
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at the start of 2005. In February 2005, the group supported Sugarcult
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on the US Take Action Tour
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. 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.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Arthur Enders
Arthur Carl "Ace" Enders (born April 19, 1982, in Hammonton, New Jersey) is an American musician. Enders is the lead singer and guitarist of the band The Early November. He is also the lead musician, songwriter and co-producer in his band, I Ca ...
, except one line in "Baby Blue" by Matt Pryor, all songs written by the Early November.[
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.
The Early November
* Arthur Enders
Arthur Carl "Ace" Enders (born April 19, 1982, in Hammonton, New Jersey) is an American musician. Enders is the lead singer and guitarist of the band The Early November. He is also the lead musician, songwriter and co-producer in his band, I Ca ...
– vocals, guitar, percussion, samples, keyboards
* Sergio Anello – bass guitar, percussion
* Jeff Kummer – drums, percussion
* Joseph Marro – guitar, Rhodes piano
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, keyboards, vibraphone
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Additional musicians
* David Rimelis – string arrangements
* The Madison String Quartet – strings
** Evelyn Estavaof – violin
** Elizabeth Schulze – viola
** Gerall Hieser – cello
* Kenny Vasoli
Kenneth Robert "Kenny" Vasoli is an American singer and musician from Pennsylvania. Vasoli is currently the lead singer and songwriter of The Starting Line, Person L, and Vacationer.
Biography
Kenneth "Kenny" Robert Vasoli was born May 20, 198 ...
– 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
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References
Citations
Sources
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The Early November albums
2003 debut albums
Drive-Thru Records albums
Albums produced by Chris Badami