Emo veterans The Early November have confirmed that a new album is coming in 2024 via Pure Noise and they released a new single called “About Me,” which Ace Enders says was one of the last songs written for the record. It’s a clean, soaring, emo anthem that feels informed by the band’s longtime love of Clarity-era Jimmy Eat World, and it sounds totally fresh, especially for a band that’s now been doing it for over 20 years.
“Writing this new TEN record was unique in a bunch of ways,” Enders says. “It started with a small group of songs that I had written a few years back. They were much more angry and intense than the normal TEN songs.. which is why I probably sat on them. I noticed that they stirred up a fire in me that I had all but forced out. Pent up frustration, feelings of self doubt, fear, intolerance, and an energy that was an undeniably louder voice than the one in my head, that was trying to convince me to give up on myself. ‘About me’ is one of the last songs written for the album. It’s not from a place of frustration within, but a calm after the storm. An understanding almost. It’s a bittersweet look at life told through the lens of a youthful heartbreak.” Listen below and stay tuned for more details on the new LP.
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The Early November are currently on tour with fellow NJ emo vets Armor For Sleep, and both bands are playing their respective 2003 debut albums, Dream To Make Believe and The Room’s Too Cold, in full for their 20th anniversaries. The Spill Canvas are on the road with them too. Tickets here and all remaining dates below.
Armor For Sleep, The Early November, and The Spill Canvas tour dates
27th October 2023 – Saint Andrew’s Hall Detroit, MI
28th October 2023 – Red Flag St. Louis, MO
29th October 2023 – Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
30th October 2023 – House of Blues Chicago Chicago, IL
1st November 2023 – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville Nashville, TN
3rd November 2023 – The Beacham Orlando, FL
4th November 2023 – Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL
5th November 2023 – Underbelly Jacksonville, FL
6th November 2023 – Music Farm Charleston, SC
8th November 2023 – Rams Head Live! Baltimore, MD
10th November 2023 – Empire Live Albany, NY
11th November 2023 – The Wellmont Theater Montclair, NJ
1st December 2023 – Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
2nd December 2023 – The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
3rd December 2023 – 24 Oxford Las Vegas, NV
4th December 2023 – The Nile Theater Mesa, AZ
6th December 2023 – Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
7th December 2023 – House of Blues Anaheim Anaheim, CA
8th December 2023 – The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA
9th December 2023 – Goldfields Roseville, CA
10th December 2023 – Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
11th December 2023 – El Corazon Seattle, WA
