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Formed by frontman Arthur Enders, guitarist Jim Sacco, bassist Sergio Anello, and drummer Jeff Hummer in the blueberry capital of the world Hammonton, New Jersey, The Early November’s earliest output was a five-track demo recorded in 2001. The band then sent the demo to Californian label Drive-Thru Records and Drive-Thru Records only, who ultimately signed the band after representative Richard Reines paid them a visit in their hometown. Guitarist Sacco departed the group during this time and was initially replaced by Steve Nakovich, and subsequently Joe Marro.
With very little stage presence and a limited number of songs The Early November were thrown into the deep end and put on the bill on 2002’s Skate and Surf Fest and Warped Tour. In November 2002 the band released their debut EP “For All of This” aided by the summer’s touring success, which introduced the Early November’s style of post-hardcore grittiness to a wider audience. The EP paved the way for another “The Acoustic EP” later in 2002, featuring acoustic covers crafted by Enders of songs from their debut.
After the departure of Marro who was replaced by John Dubitsky, the band issued their full-length debut “Room’s Too Cold” in October 2003. Complete with string and ballad accoutrements and a strong vocal performance by Enders, the album earned strong reviews and peaked at No. 107 on the Billboard 200. A year later frontman Enders recorded his eponymous debut solo effort under the moniker I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business.
With the addition of guitarist Bill Lugg, the Early November recorded and released a split EP with the band I Am the Avalanche in 2005, before issuing their triple-disc sophomore album “The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path” in 2006. The album which showcased three different sides of the band debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200, making it the Early November’s most successful album. After the release and subsequent tour alongside The Rocket Summer and Mêlée, the group announced an indefinite hiatus in May 2007, which lasted until June 2011.
After a stream of sold-out comeback gigs across the U.S., the band signed with Rise Records who issued their third full-length album “In Currents” in 2012. The album was debuted at No. 43 on the Billboard 200 and was supported by an extensive touring schedule including slots on the 2013 Vans Warped Tour and an anniversary show at Bowery Ballroom in New York City, U.S.
Ace Enders, frontman for The Early November, has clearly matured since his early days among the ranks of pop punk acts like Taking Back Sunday, Saves the Day, and Brand New. His fans likely have, too, but it's hard not to have a sentimental side for the honest, heartfelt songs Enders pens, particularly when he has since taken to performing his old classics in a stripped-down acoustic style, even adding a mandolin to increase the warmth of his pseudo-folk sound. He may have shed some of the teen angst that drove his early work, but he has lost no intensity in the process. Though he has since released a number of albums under both The Early November and I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business monikers, Enders has no qualms about going back to his roots and playing songs from This Room's Too Cold and other early successes. He is not only open to listening to audience requests, but he, unlike many artists today, solicits them, coming to the stage only with a loose plan and allowing the fans to chime in and contribute to the direction of the show. As a result, his live act is organic and electrifying--something unique to each stop he makes. He intersperses new material throughout classics if only to expose old fans to some of his recent work, and much of the new work he offers proves to be as infectious and chant-inducing as everyone's fsvorites. All the while Enders is energetic, humorous, and gracious on stage; he is still very clearly in it for his devoted fans. Fans of old Early November tunes need not fear that the band has abandoned its wonderful early work. Find the time to make it out to see them. You'll not only be gifted with the songs you hoped to hear, you'll also be introduced to new favorites.
alex-witkowski
I remember seeing the Dangerous Summer for the first time in Wolverhampton, supporting Francescqa. Who must have felt like they had a mountain to climb following on from the then un-heard of at the time Maryland outfit.
Confidently waltzing on to the stage at the Borderline, following a cheeky grin and a brief “Hey” from front man AJ Perdomo, they waste no time at all running straight in to “Catholic Girls”. Now one thing you can most certainly count on The Dangerous Summer for is mixing it up and they do just that, throwing in the often set-ending and fan favourite “Where I Want To Be” which has the crowd roaring all through the opening riff.
Guitarists Cody and Matt’s quiet yet confident swagger nicely offsets AJ’s bravado and banter, shown nicely while the crowd demands their instrumental track “Hemingway” and he laughs saying he wishes he could but they have something else they want to play and as he does, Matt jumps in with the intro of an old track off their very first EP “Of Confidence”. The screams from the crowd at this point are deafening, with no one quite knowing what to do with themselves.
The atmosphere of a Dangerous Summer gig is created by a beautiful harmony between the band and the fans and is likely to be an experience that you won’t soon forget.
Blitzace87
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