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

While most bands spend months ironing their metallic mettle

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The album unfolds like a journey - lyrical

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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