Hirofumi Takamatsu (高松浩史, born November 19, 1985) – (PETIT BRABANCON)
Kengo Matsumoto (ケンゴマツモト, born June 1983) – guitar, keyboards
Ryousuke Yoshiki (吉木諒祐, born November 1, 1985) – drums
A preceding band was first formed in 2002 by Kobayashi Yusuke and Takamatsu Hirofumi.[3] Subsequently, the preceding band disbanded in 2005, and “The Novembers” was officially formed in March 2005 with Kobayashi and Takamatsu joined first by drummer Yoshiki Ryousuke in August 2005, before its current lineup solidified in October 2005 with the arrival of Matsumoto Kengo.[4]
The band released two demo albums in 2006 before making its indie debut on UK Project’s Daizawa Record with the release of their album, The Novembers in November, 2007.[5]
They launched their independent label MERZ in October 2013 and also played a variety of Japanese festivals, such as appearing at the Red Marquee stage at the Fuji Rock Festival in 2014.
In October 2015 they joined forces with a renowned producer Masami Tsuchiya (Blankey Jet City, GLAY) and released their fifth EP, Elegance. The band celebrated their 11th anniversary (its significance highlighted by their namesake) by inviting an array of guests such as Boris, Klan Aileen, MONO, Roth Bart Baron, Art-School, Burgh, acid android, Takkyu Ishino, and The Birthday to their self-produced event series named “KUBI”, as well as releasing their sixth album, Hallelujah, becoming the first Japanese artist to release on the MAGNIPH / Hostess joint label. The subsequent album release tour culminated in 11th anniversary show on November 11 at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST in Tokyo. The TODAY EP was released in May 2018 and their latest album, ANGELS, arrived in March 2019.
They have also supported numerous international bands, including RIDE, Television, No Age, Mystery Jets, Wild Nothing, Thee Oh Sees, Dot Hacker, Astrobright and Yuck.
2008.06.04 - picnic
2010.03.10 - Misstopia
2011.08.03 - To (melt into)
2013.11.30 - zeitgeist
2014.10.15 - Rhapsody in beauty
2016.09.21 - Hallelujah
2019.03.13 - ANGELS
2020.05.16 - At The Beginning
2023.12.06 - The Novembers
EP
2007.11.07 - THE NOVEMBERS
2009.03.18 - paraphilia
2012.11.07 - GIFT
2013.05.15 - Fourth wall
2015.10.07 - Elegance
2018.05.16 - TODAY
SINGLE
2011.08.03 - (Two) into holy
2014.05.14 - 今日も生きたね
2020.05.20 - Rainbow
) sarcasm to the vocals in BOY and 誰も知らない. かたちあるもの、ぼくらをたばねて is excellent for a nap (in the best way!), though the saxophone’s scratchiness seemed a little out of place in the otherwise smooth track. Cashmere is an instant favourite – the rhythm and bassline are excellent. I appreciate the subtle theming to GAME. James Dean reminded me of 88kasyo junrei at times 
. Morning Sun is incredibly catchy – a certified earworm!