The Academy Is... * Almost There [White] 7/9/21 While most bands spend months

While most bands spend months ironing their metallic mettle

Bernie’s wonderfully evocative lyrics combined with Elton’s achingly beautiful melodies to create a discrete masterpiece that sits alone amongst Elton’s work of the 70s

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Since her first critically-acclaimed track

The Academy Is... * Almost There [White] 7/9/21 While most bands spend monthsIf I never make it home, thank you for everything. Ten Years Its hard to believe twenty years have passed since The Academy Is released their breakthrough debut Almost Here, a record that quietly shaped an underground era. In the years since, the band grew up, lived full lives, and ultimately found their way back. Almost There serves as a conceptual companion to their debut, reexamining the past from the present with clarity, reflection, and