Tyler Ayers - Bass
Taylor Woodruff - D… Read Full Bio ↴Luke Pilgrim - Guitar & Vocals
Tyler Ayers - Bass
Taylor Woodruff - Drums & Vocals
Last November is a diverse brew of quirky yet memorable pop rock accompanied by honest and thought provoking lyrics. Their ever growing internet presence, coupled with word-of-mouth from devoted fans, is pushing this young Atlanta band to true heights.
Under the guidance of platinum-selling producer Steven Haigler (Brand New, Fuel, Oleander, Pixies, As Tall as Lions), Last November’s new album, Over the Top or Under the Weather, delivers on the promise of the group’s impressive 2006 debut album, All the Gory Details, which was featured on The Real World, and other MTV shows, as well as garnering multi-formatted airplay on over 200 radio stations.
When we were in high school we used to sit around with acoustic guitars singing songs from Brand New’s, Deja Entendu, remembers Last November’s vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Luke Pilgrim. Working with the man who produced that record was a pretty surreal experience for us.
Luke Pilgrim, who began performing when he was 11, wrote most of the songs for the first album when he was still 15, and produced that disc himself. Now with a few more years under his belt, he brings an added maturity and experience to his writing. On Over the Top or Under the Weather, Steven Haigler’s sparkling production concentrates the band’s highly melodic vocals within edgy guitar inventions like The Bumper Sticker Song,the album’s first single and video.
The Bumper Sticker Song is really about finding someone who can love you in spite of all your flaws, weird hang ups, disorders, and overall neurotic, obsessive nature, says Pilgrim. I actually get emails from people asking if I really have A.D.D and O.C.D. I usually just tell them those are only a couple of my many disorders.
On the new CD, rockers like the wry Jesus Had Breakfast in Bed and Butter Me Up, with its Leslie-fied touches, demonstrate an astounding growth for Last November, while the superb Sunday Afternoon creates a lush landscape of baroque pop that is both hauntingly catchy and intelligent. Besides Luke Pilgrim on lead vocals and guitar, the band includes Tyler Ayers on bass and Taylor Woodruff on drums and vocals.
Over the Top or Under the Weather is Last November's second release on Southern Tracks Records, the independent label founded by legendary music publisher Bill Lowery. It was recorded and mixed at the renowned Southern Tracks Studio in Atlanta, home to such artists as Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Train, The Bravery, and Bruce Springsteen, and mastered by Rodney Mills (Butch Walker, Pearl Jam, Drive-By Truckers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc.).
Southern Tracks Records
3051 Clairmont Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone (404) 325-0832
www.southerntracks.com
Publicity:
MLC PR
Jordyn Borczon
jordyn@monaloring.com
818.706.8080
Booking: 706-878-6054
booking@lastnovember.com
Myspace Booking Contact
Infantry
Last November Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Tangled in her hair,
Whispered through the naked trees.
I slipped in the hall,
The staircase was soaked with her tears,
As it gathered in puddles beneath my knees.
I'll climb the ladder to the attic,
Waiting for flowers to bloom,
They close in and they talk to me.
Ch: I hope she can swim cause she's diving in,
Into the deep end,
She replaced her eyes with a lens that told lies,
And she bleeds from the cut, oh
From the cut of a paper heart that was ripped
Into shreds and laid out on her bed
For the cameras to capture in their film.
Collecting dust, on the mantle, she's on display,
Behind the glass, exposing her pearly white teeth.
Back up, start from here, she's grinning from ear to ear, plot the point on the timeline,
Where the poison army infiltrated her veins.
Bridge: Hiding in boxes,
Away from the light,
The fabric was sewn,
By the stories of her life.
Ch: Repeat
These clothes are old
Inside of each fold,
Is a story that will never be told,
In the attic for all eternity,
Out of sight and out of mind everyday.
Ch: Repeat- out of mind everyday
The song "Infantry" by Last November is a poignant portrayal of a heartbroken individual, in the throes of deep sorrow and loss. The first verse is rich with autumnal imagery, a season of decay and endings that symbolize the end of a relationship. The lines, "the antique feeling of autumn, tangled in her hair, whispered through the naked trees" highlights the melancholic mood and the imagery of the autumn leaves strewn across the landscape further amplifies the grief- stricken tone of the song. The second line, "whispered through the naked trees" is a metaphor for the loneliness and isolation that has now crept into our protagonist's life. The line "I slipped in the hall, the staircase was soaked with her tears, as it gathered in puddles beneath my knees" is a poignant image and highlights the depth of the singer's sadness. It is a vivid metaphor for how the memories of a lost love have seeped into every part of the house and left an indelible stain on the singer's life.
The chorus, "I hope she can swim cause she's diving in, into the deep end, she replaced her eyes with a lens that told lies, and she bleeds from the cut, oh from the cut of a paper heart that was ripped into shreds and laid out on her bed for the cameras to capture in their film" is a reflection of the singer's sadness and the illusions they have created to mask that pain from the world. The line "she replaced her eyes with a lens that told lies" is a metaphor for how our protagonist has put on a façade to the world, pretending there is nothing wrong when in reality she is bleeding from the wound of her broken heart. The chorus is a clear indication that it is not easy to move on from heartbreak and that for many people, the memories remain etched in their very being.
The bridge, "hiding in boxes, away from the light, the fabric was sewn, by the stories of her life" is a reference to how the singer has retreated into themselves, shutting out the world and hiding away from the light. The image of "fabric sewn by the stories of her life" is a poignant image that shows how every little detail of her life is inextricably linked to the memories of her lost love.
Line by Line Meaning
The antique feeling of autumn,
Autumn's nostalgic atmosphere engulfs the surroundings
Tangled in her hair,
Her hair is intertwined with the essence of the season
Whispered through the naked trees.
The silence of the detached trees is engulfed by the sound of the season
I slipped in the hall,
I stumble upon entering the hall
The staircase was soaked with her tears,
The staircase is adorned by the tears shed by her
As it gathered in puddles beneath my knees.
The tears form a pool beneath me
I'll climb the ladder to the attic,
I decide to ascend to the attic
Waiting for flowers to bloom,
Holding out for a desirable future
I hate the walls in this room,
The walls feel restrictive and claustrophobic
They close in and they talk to me.
The walls' presence is suffocating and overwhelming
I hope she can swim cause she's diving in,
I hope she can cope with the situation she's immersed herself in
Into the deep end,
She's entered the most challenging part of the situation
She replaced her eyes with a lens that told lies,
She's seeing the situation in a distorted light
And she bleeds from the cut, oh
She's hurting from the wound inflicted by the situation
From the cut of a paper heart that was ripped
Her heart was broken by the situation
Into shreds and laid out on her bed
Her emotional trauma is on full display in her personal space
For the cameras to capture in their film.
The situation is being captured for everyone to see
Collecting dust, on the mantle, she's on display,
Her painful situation is being neglected over time
Behind the glass, exposing her pearly white teeth.
She's being presented as something she's not
Back up, start from here, she's grinning from ear to ear, plot the point on the timeline,
Starting from the beginning, she's pretending to be happy, while documenting the moments that led to her current situation
Where the poison army infiltrated her veins.
The toxic situation has seeped into every part of her life
Hiding in boxes,
She's trying to conceal her pain
Away from the light,
She's avoiding confronting the issue
The fabric was sewn,
Her pain was constructed over time
By the stories of her life.
Her experiences have contributed to her current situation
These clothes are old
The current state of things is outdated and in need of change
Inside of each fold,
The hidden parts of her situation
Is a story that will never be told,
Her full story may never be revealed
In the attic for all eternity,
Her situation will be locked away indefinitely
Out of sight and out of mind everyday.
Her situation is ignored and forgotten every day
Repeat - I hope she can swim cause she's diving in, Into the deep end, She replaced her eyes with a lens that told lies, And she bleeds from the cut, oh From the cut of a paper heart that was ripped Into shreds and laid out on her bed For the cameras to capture in their film.
See above
Repeat - out of mind everyday
See above
Contributed by Charlie G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Josh Powers
My grandpa was in the 100th
He was
B company 3rd Battalion 398 Infantry Regiment
100th Infantry Division
Wayland Lowell Porter
The Men of the Century
Josh,
'B' Company was in 1st Battalion. The line companies of a Infantry Regiment were organized as follows:
1st Battalion:
'A' Company
'B' Company
'C' Company
'D' Company
2nd Battalion:
'E' Company
'F' Company
'G' Company
'H' Company
3rd Battalion
'I' Company
'K' Company
'L' Company
'M' Company
'D', 'H', and 'M' Companies were Heavy Weapon Companies while the other companies were Rifle Companies.
Do you know when your grandfather was assigned to 'B' Company.?The copy of the 398th Infantry Regiment General Order awarding him his Combat Infantryman's Badge shows him being Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion. That is also what the master repository and the Divisional History's roster shows.