The Early November - The Room's Too Cold

It's nice to know that Drive-Thru is diversifying its brand enough to grant The Early November's Arthur "ace" Enders pacing and styling carte blanche. He seems to be the singular songwriting force behind Room's Too Cold, which begins with the acoustic surge of "Ever So Sweet." Enders' voice soars and cracks in all the right places, and strings -- not crashing power chords -- are the order of the day. "Can't you see this wall you built for me/We're not special/I'm not special/Ever so special that you baked it in cakes for me" -- it might sound whiny on paper, but shucks if Enders and the sweeping cellos don't make tears drip from your CD changer. Read More