The band was formed by guitarists Arthur "Ace" Enders (who was born on Apri… Read Full Bio ↴The band was formed by guitarists Arthur "Ace" Enders (who was born on April 19th and grew up in Bass River, New Jersey, before moving to Hammonton, New Jersey) & Jim Sacco along with bassist Sergio Anello and drummer Jeff Kummer in Hammonton, New Jersey in February 2001.

Together, they recorded a 5 track demo in Enders' basement and sent it, along with a poorly edited videotape to only one label: Drive-Thru Records.

A couple of months passed while both Sacco and Anello had to budge for more skilled replacements, Steve Nakovich (guitar) and Mike Klemash (bass), until the band got in touch with Richard Reines of Drive-Thru, who luckily was visiting their hometown and agreed to meet with the band to give advice.

Stunned by what he had heard, Reines returned to California to discuss a possible signing with Drive-Thru co-owner Stefanie Reines. A few weeks and yet another line-up change later (Joe Marro joined for Nakovich), Drive-Thru signed The Early November and put them, despite their practically non-existent on stage experience, on 2002's Skate and Surf Fest and on selected dates of the Warped Tour.

Klemash and Marro left the band before the recording of their debut EP For All of This. Anello re-joined on bass, while a temporary second guitarist was found in John Dubitsky. The CD came out on Drive-Thru Records in early November 2002. Enders recorded The Acoustic EP on his own, featuring acoustic versions of most songs off their debut EP, which was released a mere two months later. Simultaneously, guitarist Marro had re-joined the band in exchange for Dubitsky.

Throughout 2003, the band continued to tour and write songs in preparation for their first full-length CD The Room's Too Cold, which was released in fall of that year. Soon afterwards, Enders recorded a solo record under the name I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business. The CD was almost scrapped due to Enders wanting to focus on The Early November after Kummer left the band in summer 2004 and re-joined two weeks later.

While in the long and grueling process of recording their second full-length, the band had their guitar tech Bill Lugg aka UltraBill join, and the triple disc entitled The Mother, the Mechanic and the Path was released on July 11, 2006.

On March 13th, 2007, TEN announced that they would be going on an indefinite hiatus after they complete their current tour. They announced this both online and at their show at the Meridian in Houston that night. They played their last show at the Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on May 6th, 2007, and left open the possibility of one day returning to the stage but were grateful for everyone who supported them throughout the past 6 years.

An official statement from the band:

We would like to announce that at end of our upcoming headlining tour, The Early November will be taking an indefinite hiatus.

Throughout the past six years we have released two LP’s, two EP’s, played over one thousand shows, seen six wonderful countries, have met thousands of great people, made life-long friends, and have broken countless amounts of instruments. We have done more than we have ever thought possible for a small rock band out of southern New Jersey. We are very proud and very grateful of every moment we have spent as The Early November.

In case any of you are wondering, this is not a result of anything one can consider negative. No fighting, no one hates each other, no one has a substance abuse problem… none of the typical baggage that is usually carried along with rock bands taking a hiatus. The situation is actually much the opposite. We all love and care for on another tremendously. We’re as close of friends as we have ever been and, as long as the five of us exist, we will continue to be so. This “hiatus” or “break” is just a result of time and life. As we grow older, priorities change. We’ve decided we need to take some time and see that life isn’t all dirty rock clubs, rest stops at 2 am, and long distance phone calls. We have to be where we haven’t been in the past six years; with our friends, family, and loved ones.

We hope this isn’t completely somber news to anyone of you. We want to view it almost in the same way many cultures view the passing of a friend or loved one. Not to mourn but to celebrate their life and memory. In our small way, we’d like to do the same. We invite you to come and send off something that has meant so much to the five of us for so long. We may or may not be coming back. Who knows. But for now, all we can say is “Thank You.” “Thank You,” to everyone who was or has been a part of making our dreams a reality. Most importantly, “Thank You” to every single TEN fan. We hope you guys understand. We truly love all of you.

- Ace, Joe, Jeff, Serg, Bill
The Early November

Ace carried on writing his solo project and released The World We Know in 2010.
Since then, the band have announced their reunion 2011, and have done a full US tour in 2012. Their first album since the break is set to be released Summer 2012.

We're Finding Something Out
The Early November Lyrics

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After school, I live in a great big house.
Gonna paint the walls, with my accomplishments.
Gonna pay the bills, with my perfect job.
And all we want we've got.
Gonna break the flow.
I'm gonna get real good.
Gonna make the bills.
Gonna buy that car.

Gonna buy the dreams, that we always had.
Just you and me and them.

[1,2,3]
And hey,
We're finding something out.
Who needs to feel bad?
He lived with his mistakes, and you say...

We can't have this kid.
He'll ruin everything,
We worked so hard to get.
And I won't live like that.

We're gonna pack him up.
We're gonna send him out.
He's gonna live with mom,
In her little house.
We're gonna go back to the way we were,
And live life while we're young.

We're gonna send him cards.
We're gonna give him gifts.
We're gonna pay my mom,
For the help with this.

And we're gonna live our lives just like we did,
'Cause all we want we've got, yeah!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Early November's "We're Finding Something Out" describe a person's aspirations to achieve the American Dream. They plan on living in a big house, paying the bills with a perfect job and painting the walls with their accomplishments. They have plans to break the flow, get real good and buy everything they always dreamed of. The chorus talks about "finding something out" while rejecting the idea that one has to feel bad about their mistakes. The verses connect the person's dreams with contempt for someone they see as a threat to their perfect life. The singer is planning on getting rid of this person, sending them away to live with their mother in a smaller house, and paying for all their expenses. They end the song by affirming that they have all they want.

This song can be interpreted in many ways, but one of the most relevant themes is how the American Dream can be a driving force for our actions, even leading us to reject and exclude people who do not fit into our vision of success. The singer's plans to get rid of someone they see as a burden and a threat to their perfect life reveal a dark side of this idealism that can lead to selfishness and alienation. The chorus, however, provides a ray of hope by suggesting that there is something to be learned from our mistakes, and that feeling bad about them is not always necessary.

We're Finding Something OutThe Early November Lyrics

We're Finding Something Out
The Early November Lyrics