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Formed in Chicago, Illinois USA, by lead singer William Beckett and guitarist
Mike Carden the Alternative-Rock band The Academy Is... also includes
Tom Conrad as second guitar+backing vocalist, Adam Siska on bass and Andy
Mrotek on drums.
Since Beckett and Carden first came together in 2002, the band have paved
their way with lightening speed. After adding Siska on bass and a second
guitarist and drummer, the group headed into the studio and recorded an
EP for Chicago label LLR Records; it caught the attention of Fueled By
Ramen which immediately signed the young band and put them to work recording
their full-length debut; in 2004 The Academy Is... underwent a line-up
change and set out on the road with bands like Fall
Out Boy, Something Corporate,
Less Than Jake, Midtown,
Matchbook Romance among others.
The band's first album, "Almost Here", was released in February
2005 reaching #7 on The Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
The Academy Is ... will be releasing their new album "Santi"
on April 3, 2007 via Atlantic Records; "We've Got A Big Mess On Our
Hands" is the first single released off their forthcoming CD.
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