The band's second full release, a triple album, is a work of great ambition that resonates with the pain, ambivalence, and creative brilliance of frontman Ace Enders. The discs take the listener on a journey through the minds of their characters and the difficult choices they make as they reach various crossroads in their lives.
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You can't fault young men for ambition. You can very much fault world famous middle-aged men for "ambition" (see: Garth Brooks' The Life of Chris Gaines). But the Early November get a pass, if not gold stars all around. The Jersey quintet not only pull a Foo Fighters here, unleashing discs both heavy (The Mechanic) and quasi-acoustic (The Mother), but a "soundtrack" disc linking the two (The Path), with original dialogue and characters. Did we mention this is just their sophomore album? Did we mention that it's mandatory to listen to the latter with headphones? Did we mention we haven't the slightest idea what the story's about? Hey, going on hubris alone, chances are this'll be a more fulfilling three hours than King Kong. Take the plunge.