The Academy Is... "Almost There" 2025-10-17 gentleness and power

gentleness and power

"Superheroes" marries a Barry Manilow sample to an unrelenting house beat

4AD are proud to be releasing the album’s session tracks for the first time on vinyl

the band quickly garnered an international fanbase and followed up their new success with 1985’s Bites

because not only is it the last show of the tour

The Academy Is... "Almost There" 2025-10-17 gentleness and powerIf 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