The Academy Is...

小简介
来自美国Chicago的emo乐队The Academy Is...是由5个小伙子组成，分别是主唱William Beckett，吉他手Michael Carden, Thomas Conrad，Bass手Adam Siska Bass以及鼓手Andy Mrotek。
最为真实的地下另类响音，诚实刻划庞克/EMO原始线条，呈现最热血的新世代之音。
最新专辑收录「We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands」、「LAX to O’Hare」等将在各摇滚排行榜大显身手劲曲。
虽然标榜著在Underground领域萌芽发烧，渐渐跨越到主流市场的Emo乐派，曾是滚石杂志极为推崇风潮，但是仍无法如同90年初期Grunge般引领摇滚声浪，不过就在Finch、The Used、The Get Up Kids、Thursday这些乐团努力下，逐步在排行榜中占有一席之地，对於The Academy Is…来说多了份幸运，有赖商业大厂辅助与老板的全力支持，顺利延展为最真实地下另类响音，诚实刻划庞克/EMO原始线条，呈现最热血的新世代之音。虽然标榜着在Underground领域萌芽发烧，渐渐跨越到主流市场的Emo乐派，曾是滚石杂志极为推崇风潮，但是仍无法如同90年初期Grunge般引领摇滚声浪，不过就在Finch、The Used、The Get Up Kids、Thursday这些乐团努力下，逐步在排行榜中占有一席之地，对于The Academy Is…来说多了份幸运，有赖商业大厂辅助与老板的全力支持，顺利延展为最真实地下另类响音，诚实刻划庞克/EMO原始线条，呈现最热血的新世代之音。
2004 年於独立厂牌推出首张同名EP，辗转被打倒男孩合唱团(Fall Out Boy)贝斯手Peter Wentz听到而大为喜爱，於是签入自家厂牌Fueled by Ramen旗下，接著录制推出第一张完整专辑“Almost Here”，登上全美热门潜力榜Top20/独立专辑榜Top24，虽然有了好的开端，但是团员间却有了一小部份变动。 2004年于独立厂牌推出首张同名EP，辗转被打倒男孩合唱团(Fall Out Boy)贝斯手Peter Wentz听到而大为喜爱，于是签入自家厂牌Fueled by Ramen旗下，接著录制推出第一张完整专辑“Almost Here”，登上全美热门潜力榜Top20/独立专辑榜Top24，虽然有了好的开端，但是团员间却有了一小部份变动。
新的阵容呈上第二张全新大碟“Santi”，交由艾薇儿、红粉佳人、琳赛萝涵等人之畅销专辑金牌制作人操盘。新的阵容呈上第二张全新大碟“Santi”，交由艾薇儿、红粉佳人、琳赛萝涵等人之畅销专辑金牌制作人操盘。 首波单曲「We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands」，层层合音堆迭加上鼓噪吉他双拼下，建构出最Power的Emo-Punk力道，琅琅上口随之哼唱的副歌部份，更是留下深刻的记忆；放克与 Ska的声调交杂混入，同时激爆出复古流畅音频的「LAX to O’Hare」，已蓄势待发将在各摇滚排行榜大显身手；加大编曲格局且活力无穷指引出的「Bulls in Brooklyn」，一再秀出The Academy Is…精致编曲功力与各团员默契搭衬。首波单曲「We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands」，层层合音堆迭加上鼓噪吉他双拼下，建构出最Power的Emo-Punk力道，琅琅上口随之哼唱的副歌部份，更是留下深刻的记忆；放克与 Ska的声调交杂混入，同时激爆出复古流畅音频的「LAX to O’Hare」，已蓄势待发将在各摇滚排行榜大显身手；加大编曲格局且活力无穷指引出的「Bulls in Brooklyn」，一再秀出The Academy Is…精致编曲功力与各团员默契搭衬。你若是喜欢打倒男孩合唱团那种充满年轻活力的朝气，畅快地将庞克的不羁气焰完全释放，亦或迷恋Panic!At The Disco一再散发超乎想像的高能量，并在力图呈现多元化曲式下，从头到尾绝无冷场的热闹出招，那么他们的师弟乐团The Academy Is…就是你下一个搜寻目标。你若是喜欢打倒男孩合唱团那种充满年轻活力的朝气，畅快地将庞克的不羁气焰完全释放，亦或迷恋Panic!At The Disco一再散发超乎想像的高能量，并在力图呈现多元化曲式下，从头到尾绝无冷场的热闹出招，那么他们的师弟乐团The Academy Is…就是你下一个搜寻目标。
Formerly in rival bands on the Chicago local scene, guitarist Mike Carden and vocalist William Beckett came together in 2002 to mark the beginning of indie-emo rockers the Academy Is... (originally just named the Academy). Naming influences from U2 to Weezer to Pink Floyd, the duo added bassist Adam Siska, along with a second guitarist and drummer, to record 2004's The Academy EP for hometown label LLR Recordings. As luck would have it, fellow Chicagoan Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) heard the release, brought the band to the attention of his current label, and the guys were soon welcomed to the roster at Gainesville's Fueled by Ramen. Six months after Carden and Beckett got to work writing their full-length, the band headed to Florida to record.
A few lineup changes came in 2004, as guitarist/vocalist Tom Conrad and drummer Andy Mrotek joined on as permanent members of the group. Relentless touring with the likes of Fall Out Boy, Something Corporate, Midtown, and Armor for Sleep steadily built a devoted fan following around the country before their very well-received label debut, Almost Here, was issued in February 2005. Gigs continued almost non-stop in support, and The Academy Is... released the six-song acoustic EP From the Carpet exclusively on iTunes in early 2006. It contained three new songs (including a cover of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero") and acoustic versions of tracks from Almost Here. Around the same time, the band could be found on the road headlining sold-out venues across the country with Acceptance, Hellogoodbye, and Panic! at the Disco. Following a summer spent on Warped Tour, the guys parted ways with Conrad in the fall of 2006 (replaced by guitarist Michael Guy Chislett) and began writing new material back in Chicago. The Academy Is... eventually entered a California studio with producer Butch Walker (All-American Rejects, Hot Hot Heat) to record what would become their sophomore effort, Santi, which was released in early April 2007.