I want to try The Novembers out. Tips?

[madygrain 515]

I'd like to gather opinions about the band and wich CDs to listen to get into the band to know what to expect and how to try out everything the band has to offer.

 

Thanks is advance!

[yakihiko 1480]

ask to @@CAT5, he will give the correct things.

[Chi 2624]

About which albums to listen to, I tend to recommend picnic(2008) and misstopia(2010). paraphilia(2009) is nice too. ^^

[CAT5 9075]

I would recommend starting with their 'zeitgeist' album, and 'Fourth wall' mini album. If you like those, then you can continue to their 'To (melt into)' and 'Rhapsody in beauty' albums.

 

Personally, I don't really find their earlier works that appealing.

[madygrain 515]

What should I expect from those albums? Any phases/periods I should know about before getting in?

[Original Saku 1593]

Zeltgeist is a really good starting point,  so is fourth wall

[violetchain 912]

GIFT is the only release of theirs I really like. It's probably their most pop release.

 

What should I expect from those albums? Any phases/periods I should know about before getting in?

 

^GIFT and Fourth wall are supposed to be paired together conceptually, with GIFT being written around the concept of birth/life and Fourth wall around death, so if you listen to one I would recommend also listening to the other.

[bonsaijodelfisch 328]

'zeitgeist' is where it's at. probably the most 'rock' of their releases, but still very much in the shoegaze-dreamy territory, just with a bit of a darker vibe to it

[madygrain 515]

Do they have something poppier?

[violetchain 912]

Do they have something poppier?

Flower of life

 

Reunion with Marr

 

Haven't heard all of their releases, but I think these two songs are about as pop as they get?

[CAT5 9075]

Do they have something poppier?

 

 

Flower of life

 

Reunion with Marr

 

Haven't heard all of their releases, but I think these two songs are about as pop as they get?

 

If you want something poppier, just try their latest mini album "Elegance":

 

 

 

Or you can try 'GIFT' like @violetchain mentioned earlier..

[madygrain 515]

Perfect, thanks!

[enyx 903]

I think last year's 今日も生きたね single deserves a mention too. Definitely worth listening to if you're more into their poppier stuff. The b-side in particular is rather nice, although I can only find the a-side on Youtube.

 

 

Although their pre-2011 material isn't as consistently good as everything from To (melt into) & (Two) into holy onwards, I think some of their best catchy/poppy tracks come from that era. Songs like philia, dnim, こわれる, and アマレット.

 

EDIT: Come to think of it, this thread makes me realise how hard it is to suggest a single release to people interested in checking out this band. Although they don't seem as eclectic as a lot of other artists do at first glance, their sound is actually very varied between releases. If the person asking has no particular stylistic preferences, then the best suggestion I can come up with is simply to listen to Elegance and Rhapsody in beauty and then work your way backwards from there.