At times sounding remarkably like fellow indie/shoegaze band Art-School, other times like a slightly more epic touchy-feely emo version of Asian Kung-Fu Generation, or maybe the rawness of the post-punk Orge You Asshole, The Novembers are obviously a melting pot of rock styles.
The Novembers introduced themselves to the world in 2007, releasing a handful of demos before their first self-titled mini-album was released, suitably, in November of that year on Daizawa Records. Their first full-length album Picnic was released in mid-2008. The band fits quite well alongside label-mates Bacon, Vola & the Oriental Machine, Syrup16g and Base Ball Bear, among others. Their style is rather restrained and "arty," with plenty of softer, guitar driven tracks interspersed with a few faster, louder tracks. Mostly they stick to simple, almost droning, wall-of-sound songs driven by Yusuke Kobayashi's suitably high, geeky voice. He very rarely breaks away from singing to scream a little emotion into his delivery.
Overall, The Novembers tend to fade into the background. They don't have any tricks up their sleeve, simple sticking to a few nice songs that usually don't rock too hard. Perhaps in an extremely loud live setting their songs would relate more intensity, but if so, it's something lost in the recording process. Nevertheless, they are a great alternative to more intense bands like 9mm Parabellum Bullet or Ling Tosite Sigure who tend to actively scare away more timid listeners.
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Members:
Yusuke Kobayashi - Vocal, Guitar
Kengo Matumoto- Guitar
Hirofumi Takamatu - Bass
Yoshiki Ryosuke - Drums
Releases:
Picnic - 2008-6-4
The Novembers 2007-11-7
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