The Room's Too Cold
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| The Room's Too Cold | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2003 | |||
| Studio | Portrait Recording, Lincoln Park, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Emo, alternative rock, pop punk[1] | |||
| Length | 46:40 | |||
| Label | Drive-Thru | |||
| Producer | Chris Badami, Arthur Enders | |||
| The Early November chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| CMJ New Music Monthly | Favorable[1] |
| The Mag | [3] |
| Melodic | [4] |
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.[5]
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.[6] The band recorded 17 songs in total for the album, with 11 songs making the final cut.[7] Enders and Badami met with David Rimelis to arrange a string part for "Ever So Sweet".[8]
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.[9] 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.[10] In March 2004, the group went on a headlining US tour with support from Limbeck, Spitalfield and Hey Mercedes.[11] A music video was filmed for "Something That Produces Results" in April 2004.[12] 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.[13][14] They went on a brief East Coast tour with A Thorn for Every Heart, Engine Down and Days Away at the start of 2005.[15] In February 2005, the group supported Sugarcult on the US Take Action Tour.[16] 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.[17]
Reception
Johnny Loftus of Allmusic gave the album a highly positive review.[18]
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.[6]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ever So Sweet" | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Something That Produces Results" | 2:43 |
| 3. | "The Mountain Range in My Living Room" | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Sesame, Smeshame" | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Baby Blue" | 3:42 |
| 6. | "The Course of Human Life" | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Dinner at the Money Table" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Exchanging Two Hundred" | 4:27 |
| 9. | "My Sleep Pattern Changed" | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Fluxy" | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Everything's Too Cold ... But You're So Hot" | 6:34 |
| Total length: | 46:40 | |
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
