The Academy Is...

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來(lái)自美國(guó)Chicago的emo樂(lè)隊(duì)The Academy Is...是由5個(gè)小伙子組成，分別是主唱William Beckett，吉他手Michael Carden, Thomas Conrad，Bass手Adam Siska Bass以及鼓手Andy Mrotek。
最為真實(shí)的地下另類(lèi)響音，誠(chéng)實(shí)刻劃龐克/EMO原始線條，呈現(xiàn)最熱血的新世代之音。
最新專(zhuān)輯收錄「We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands」、「LAX to O’Hare」等將在各搖滾排行榜大顯身手勁曲。
雖然標(biāo)榜著在Underground領(lǐng)域萌芽發(fā)燒，漸漸跨越到主流市場(chǎng)的Emo樂(lè)派，曾是滾石雜志極為推崇風(fēng)潮，但是仍無(wú)法如同90年初期Grunge般引領(lǐng)搖滾聲浪，不過(guò)就在Finch、The Used、The Get Up Kids、Thursday這些樂(lè)團(tuán)努力下，逐步在排行榜中占有一席之地，對(duì)於The Academy Is…來(lái)說(shuō)多了份幸運(yùn)，有賴(lài)商業(yè)大廠輔助與老板的全力支持，順利延展為最真實(shí)地下另類(lèi)響音，誠(chéng)實(shí)刻劃龐克/EMO原始線條，呈現(xiàn)最熱血的新世代之音。雖然標(biāo)榜著在Underground領(lǐng)域萌芽發(fā)燒，漸漸跨越到主流市場(chǎng)的Emo樂(lè)派，曾是滾石雜志極為推崇風(fēng)潮，但是仍無(wú)法如同90年初期Grunge般引領(lǐng)搖滾聲浪，不過(guò)就在Finch、The Used、The Get Up Kids、Thursday這些樂(lè)團(tuán)努力下，逐步在排行榜中占有一席之地，對(duì)于The Academy Is…來(lái)說(shuō)多了份幸運(yùn)，有賴(lài)商業(yè)大廠輔助與老板的全力支持，順利延展為最真實(shí)地下另類(lèi)響音，誠(chéng)實(shí)刻劃龐克/EMO原始線條，呈現(xiàn)最熱血的新世代之音。
2004 年於獨(dú)立廠牌推出首張同名EP，輾轉(zhuǎn)被打倒男孩合唱團(tuán)(Fall Out Boy)貝斯手Peter Wentz聽(tīng)到而大為喜愛(ài)，於是簽入自家廠牌Fueled by Ramen旗下，接著錄制推出第一張完整專(zhuān)輯“Almost Here”，登上全美熱門(mén)潛力榜Top20/獨(dú)立專(zhuān)輯榜Top24，雖然有了好的開(kāi)端，但是團(tuán)員間卻有了一小部份變動(dòng)。 2004年于獨(dú)立廠牌推出首張同名EP，輾轉(zhuǎn)被打倒男孩合唱團(tuán)(Fall Out Boy)貝斯手Peter Wentz聽(tīng)到而大為喜愛(ài)，于是簽入自家廠牌Fueled by Ramen旗下，接著錄制推出第一張完整專(zhuān)輯“Almost Here”，登上全美熱門(mén)潛力榜Top20/獨(dú)立專(zhuān)輯榜Top24，雖然有了好的開(kāi)端，但是團(tuán)員間卻有了一小部份變動(dòng)。
新的陣容呈上第二張全新大碟“Santi”，交由艾薇兒、紅粉佳人、琳賽蘿涵等人之暢銷(xiāo)專(zhuān)輯金牌制作人操盤(pán)。新的陣容呈上第二張全新大碟“Santi”，交由艾薇兒、紅粉佳人、琳賽蘿涵等人之暢銷(xiāo)專(zhuān)輯金牌制作人操盤(pán)。 首波單曲「We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands」，層層合音堆迭加上鼓噪吉他雙拼下，建構(gòu)出最Power的Emo-Punk力道，瑯瑯上口隨之哼唱的副歌部份，更是留下深刻的記憶；放克與 Ska的聲調(diào)交雜混入，同時(shí)激爆出復(fù)古流暢音頻的「LAX to O’Hare」，已蓄勢(shì)待發(fā)將在各搖滾排行榜大顯身手；加大編曲格局且活力無(wú)窮指引出的「Bulls in Brooklyn」，一再秀出The Academy Is…精致編曲功力與各團(tuán)員默契搭襯。首波單曲「We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands」，層層合音堆迭加上鼓噪吉他雙拼下，建構(gòu)出最Power的Emo-Punk力道，瑯瑯上口隨之哼唱的副歌部份，更是留下深刻的記憶；放克與 Ska的聲調(diào)交雜混入，同時(shí)激爆出復(fù)古流暢音頻的「LAX to O’Hare」，已蓄勢(shì)待發(fā)將在各搖滾排行榜大顯身手；加大編曲格局且活力無(wú)窮指引出的「Bulls in Brooklyn」，一再秀出The Academy Is…精致編曲功力與各團(tuán)員默契搭襯。你若是喜歡打倒男孩合唱團(tuán)那種充滿年輕活力的朝氣，暢快地將龐克的不羈氣焰完全釋放，亦或迷戀Panic!At The Disco一再散發(fā)超乎想像的高能量，并在力圖呈現(xiàn)多元化曲式下，從頭到尾絕無(wú)冷場(chǎng)的熱鬧出招，那么他們的師弟樂(lè)團(tuán)The Academy Is…就是你下一個(gè)搜尋目標(biāo)。你若是喜歡打倒男孩合唱團(tuán)那種充滿年輕活力的朝氣，暢快地將龐克的不羈氣焰完全釋放，亦或迷戀Panic!At The Disco一再散發(fā)超乎想像的高能量，并在力圖呈現(xiàn)多元化曲式下，從頭到尾絕無(wú)冷場(chǎng)的熱鬧出招，那么他們的師弟樂(lè)團(tuán)The Academy Is…就是你下一個(gè)搜尋目標(biāo)。
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.