The Room's Too Cold

The Room's Too Cold
The Room's Too Cold
Studio album by The Early November
Released	October 7, 2003
Studio	Portrait Recording, Lincoln Park, New Jersey
Genre	Emo, alternative rock, pop punk
Length	46:40
Label	Drive-Thru
Producer	Chris Badami, Arthur Enders
The Early November chronology

The Room's Too Cold is the debut studio album by the American rock band The Early November. Produced by Chris Badami, it was released on October 7, 2003 through Drive-Thru Records. It was co-produced by the lead singer - Arthur 'Ace' Enders. The album also features a guest appearance from Kenny Vasoli of The Starting Line, who was also signed to Drive-Thru at the time. The album peaked at number 107 on US Billboard 200.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
CMJ New Music Monthly	Favorable^[1]
The Mag	^[3]
Melodic	^[4]

Recording edit

The Room's Too Cold was recorded at Portrait Recording Studio in Lincoln Park, New Jersey with Chris 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.^[5] The band recorded 17 songs in total, with 11 songs making the final track listing.^[6] Enders and Badami met with David Rimelis to arrange a string part for "Ever So Sweet".^[7]

Release edit

Between late August and October 2003, the group performed on the Drive-Thru Records 2003 Invasion Tour.^[8] 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.^[9] In March 2004, the group went on a headlining US tour with support from Limbeck, Spitalfield and Hey Mercedes.^[10] A music video was filmed for "Something That Produces Results" in April 2004.^[11] 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.^[12]^[13] They went on a brief East Coast tour with A Thorn for Every Heart, Engine Down and Days Away at the start of 2005.^[14] In February 2005, the group supported Sugarcult on the US Take Action Tour.^[15] 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.^[16]

Track listing edit

All lyrics written by Arthur Enders, except one line in "Baby Blue" by Matt Pryor, all songs written by the Early November.^[5]

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

Personnel edit

Personnel per booklet.^[5]

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 edit

Album

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[17]	107
Top Heatseekers Albums	1

References edit

Citations

^ ^a ^b Borolla 2003, p. 12
^ Allmusic review
^ Smith, Stu Saur (June 18, 2004). "The Early November - The Rooms Too Cold l.p." The Mag. Archived from the original on October 31, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^ Roth, Kaj (November 17, 2003). "The Early November - The Room's Too Cold". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Room's Too Cold (booklet). The Early November. Drive-Thru/Eat Sleep Records. 2003. eat037cd.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ The Early November 2003, event occurs at 14:02–6
^ The Early November 2003, event occurs at 13:25–35
^ 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. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
^ Heisel, Scott (January 10, 2004). "Allister / Home Grown / The Early November / Hidden In Plain View UK tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
^ Heisel, Scott (February 4, 2004). "The Early November/Hey Mercedes/Spitalfield/Limbeck". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
^ Heisel, Scott (April 7, 2004). "The Early November". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ Heisel, Scott (February 13, 2004). "Skate and Surf lineup announced". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
^ Paul, Aubin (March 4, 2004). "Less Than Jake back on the road. Tommy Tutone a no show". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
^ Shultz, Brian (January 10, 2005). "Days Away tour and new songs". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ White, Adam (January 29, 2005). "Take Action! Tour updates". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
^ Wippsson, Johan (September 20, 2013). "The Early November Reissuing Seminal Debut Album The Room's Too Cold On Vinyl". Melodic. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
^ "The Early November Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.

Sources

Borolla, Caroline (October 27, 2003). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. 77 (837). CMJ Network, Inc. ISSN 0890-0795.
The Early November (2003). "Mini doc.". The Room's Too Cold (DVD-V). Drive-Thru/Eat Sleep Records. eat037cd.

[Borolla12-1] Borolla 2003, p. 12

[2] Allmusic review

[3] Smith, Stu Saur (June 18, 2004). "The Early November - The Rooms Too Cold l.p." The Mag. Archived from the original on October 31, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[4] Roth, Kaj (November 17, 2003). "The Early November - The Room's Too Cold". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[TRTCbooklet-5] The Room's Too Cold (booklet). The Early November. Drive-Thru/Eat Sleep Records. 2003. eat037cd.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] The Early November 2003, event occurs at 14:02–6

[7] The Early November 2003, event occurs at 13:25–35

[8] 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. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[9] Heisel, Scott (January 10, 2004). "Allister / Home Grown / The Early November / Hidden In Plain View UK tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 19, 2021.

[10] Heisel, Scott (February 4, 2004). "The Early November/Hey Mercedes/Spitalfield/Limbeck". Punknews.org. Aubin Paul. Retrieved January 29, 2018.

[11] Heisel, Scott (April 7, 2004). "The Early November". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[12] Heisel, Scott (February 13, 2004). "Skate and Surf lineup announced". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

[13] Paul, Aubin (March 4, 2004). "Less Than Jake back on the road. Tommy Tutone a no show". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

[14] Shultz, Brian (January 10, 2005). "Days Away tour and new songs". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[15] White, Adam (January 29, 2005). "Take Action! Tour updates". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

[16] Wippsson, Johan (September 20, 2013). "The Early November Reissuing Seminal Debut Album The Room's Too Cold On Vinyl". Melodic. Retrieved January 29, 2018.

[17] "The Early November Billboard Albums Chart". billboard.com.

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