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Win a Record Deal with Drive-Thru!

November 16, 2006 By Jamie Pham Leave a Comment

Drive Thru Records is having a contest where you can win an EP and video deal! More information can be found here.

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Drive-ThrU Records DVD Vol. IV

October 27, 2006 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Check out a preview of Drive-Thru Records upcoming vol. IV DVD below.

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Stream House of Fools EP

October 6, 2006 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

House of Fools are streaming their new EP over at AltPress.com. The self-titled EP will be in stores on October 17th through Drive-Thru Records.

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The Early November – The Mother, The Mechanic, The Path

September 22, 2006 By Michael Schneider 3 Comments

The Early November

Artist: The Early November
Album: The Mother, The Mechanic, The Path
Label: Drive-Thru
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: July 11, 2006

Overall: 7.2
Music: 7.0
Lyrics: 8.0
Production: 7.5

This is my concise review of the multi-disc release by The Early November.
Over three years have passed since The Early November released their only full-length album, The Room’s Too Cold. Since then, song-writer and front man Ace Enders has embarked on multiple ventures including a solo full-length under pseudonym ‘I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business.’ However, even for such an aim-high thinker, nothing he has ever tried comes close to the magnitude of the release of triple-disc “The Mother, The Mechanic, The Path.” While the potential is there, rarely does this 30+ song adventure achieve what I expected out of one of my all-time favorite bands.

The Mechanic
Disc one starts off quickly with the pop rock tune ‘Money in His Hand.’ While solid musically, despite the opportunity of auto-tuner it just never feels like Ace’s voice is completely on. After a mostly boring introduction also containing ‘The Rest Of My Life’ we finally arrive at the first breath of fresh air, ‘Decoration.’ Live, it is one of the most energetic and passionate in their discography. I felt it would be quite difficult to capture in a recording but as it stands it is just as aesthetically pleasing. Skipping past the next filler tracks, ‘The One You Hated’ is vocally the most outstanding song on all three of the discs. ‘Long Talks’ is catchy and belongs on Top 40 radio. Other than those few songs, the rest of the album belongs at the bottom of the pile.

The Mother
Personally, I find this disc to be the best of the three. Starting off a bit slowly, it contains definite standout tracks. ‘Hair’ is one of the more upbeat of this disc and will be stuck in your head for days following a single listen. ‘Driving South’ & ‘From Here To LA’ are both simple and probably took as long to write as to listen to, but lyrically match the depth and confusion I’ve grown to love in Ace’s song-writing. ‘The Truth Is’ a perfect ending to the softer side of The Early November we are exposed to on this disc. Again, some great tracks, and some that shouldn’t have ever gone past the demo stage.

The Path
All I can say about this disc is that it’s a mess. With 24 tracks, this disc has a 49:28 total running time. With tracks as short as twenty seconds and the final going past six minutes, I feel like I’m listening to a whole bunch of random out-takes. Besides the orchestrated acoustic version of Decoration, there’s not much worth listening to on the entire disc.

Like I stated earlier, my expectations for this record(s) were high, maybe a bit too high, but regardless I don’t think the band came close to their reputation. Reminding myself that it sells for $10 completely redeems the record, because you can find an album worth of tracks worthy enough of your money. I believe this record would’ve scored above a 9 for me overall if they had done just that and stuck to 12-13 tracks. Triple disc, bad idea, sorry guys.

Track Listing:
Disc 1
1. Money In His Hand
2. The Rest Of My Life
3. Decoration
4. No Good At Saying Sorry (One More Chance)
5. This Wasn’t In Our Plan
6. The One That You Hated
7. Long Talks
8. Outside
9. Make A Decision
10. The Car In 20
11. Figure It Out

Disc 2
1. My Lack Of Skill
2. A Little More Time
3. Little Black Heart
4. Hair
5. Driving South
6. Scared To Lose
7. From Here To L.A.
8. Is It My Fault
9. I Don’t Know How To Say This
10. The Truth Is
11. 1000 Times A Day

Disc 3
1. Intro
2. We Grew Up The Same
3. Runaway (Part 1)
4. Session 1
5. This Is Love
6. Session 2
7. We’re Finding Something Out
8. Session 3
9. Decoration
10. Session 4
11. Uncle
12. Session 5
13. Never Coming Back
14. Guess What
15. Session 6
16. You Don’t Know What It’s Like
17. Session 7
18. Look At Me
19. Session 8 (Part 1)
20. Session 8 (Part 2)
21. Runaway (Part 2)
22. Session 9
23. I Think This Is Love
24. A Bigger Meaning

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House of Fools Set To Release EP

September 13, 2006 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

House of Fools are set to release their new self-titled EP on October 17th through Drive-Thru Records. The band has also announced that their full-length album titled Live And Learn is slated for a March 2007 release.

Track listing

1. Live And Learn
2. Letâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s Follow
3. My Life Before Today
4. Better Part Of Me
5. Get Happy

Tour dates

w/Far-Less
9/30/06 Pulaski, VA @ Bella Pizzeria
He Is Legendâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s CD Release Show
10/5/06 Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox
w/ Flogging Molly, Paulson
10/7/06 Farmville, VA @ Longwood University-Lankford Mall
w/ The Damnwells
10/11/06 Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
10/12/06 Akron, OH @ Lime Spider
10/13/06 Pittsburg, PA @ Club Café
w/ Back Yard Tire Fire
10/14/06 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
w/ Steel Train
10/17/06 Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
10/18/06 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
10/19/06 Charlottesville, VA @ Starr Hill Music Hall
10/20/06 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street
10/21/06 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10/25/06 Wilmington, NC @ The Soapbox
10/26/06 Baltimore, MD @ The 8 X 10
10/27/06 Cambridge, MA @ T.T. the Bearâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s
w/ Virginia Coalition
10/30/06 Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant Street
10/31/06 Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe

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Drive-Thru Gets New Website

September 13, 2006 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Drive-Thru Records have put up an all-new website.

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Drive-Thru Records DVD Vol. 4

August 30, 2006 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Drive-Thru Records will release their 4th DVD on November 14th. The DVD will feature videos, interviews, and exclusive content from Hellogoodbye, The Early November, Halifax, Dave Melillo, I am the Avalanche, House of Fools, Self Against City, Houston Calls, and more.

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House of Fools Release Date

August 19, 2006 By Bryce Jacobson 1 Comment

House of Fools will release their self-titled EP on October 17th through Drive-Thru Records. You can listen to a couple of new songs off the EP on their MySpace page.

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Self Against City Set Release Date

August 16, 2006 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Self Against City’s debut full-length album, Telling Secrets to Strangers will be released on January 9, 2007. To hear a new song from the upcoming album, head to the bands MySpace page.

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Hellogoodbye Hits The Charts

August 16, 2006 By Bryce Jacobson Leave a Comment

Hellogoodbye debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums this week, making Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! the highest charting album debut in Drive-Thru Recordsâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ history. The band sold more than 37,000 copies initially putting them at #18, but an error in digital reporting didnâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢t account for another 2900 units.Ԛ  With 40,057 in sales, the first full-length release by the pop lovinâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ four-piece also charted as the #1 Independent Album and #1 Internet Album in the country.

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