Written By: Big C The Academy Is… step back into their own sound with Almost There . It’s a complete project that feels less like a comeback and more like a continuation interrupted by time. Eighteen years later, the band doesn’t chase who they were. There’s a noticeable patience in the writing, where urgency once drove everything forward, now replaced with control, intention, and space. William Beckett ’s voice balances familiarity with a deeper shift in awareness. Mike Car

Written By: Photo Credit: Jonathan Weber As the city hums past midnight, Chicago’s own The Academy Is…  bottle that restless energy, turning late-night transit into a loop of memory and motion. L Train  serves as the final preview of their long-awaited album Almost There , arriving March 27 via I Surrender Records . The track captures the strange feeling of being surrounded yet completely alone. Built on rhythmic drive and airy instrumentation, the band channels both the thr

Written By: Big C Photo Credit: Jonathan Weber A riff flickers like a memory booting up, and suddenly you’re back in your bedroom, speakers turned up, waiting for the chorus to hit. Miracle , by The Academy Is… channel that sensation with urgency and clarity. The result is intense, blending driving guitars with glimmering undertones which feel both nostalgic and newly sharpened. "Miracle" balances punchy immediacy for a band revisiting their emotional core, without pretendin

Written By: Big C Photo Credit: Jonathan Weber Time doesn’t rewind, it answers back. After nearly two decades of silence, The Academy Is…  reemerges with Almost There , their first new album in 18 years. Arriving March 27, 2026, the record captures a band reconciling who they were with who they’ve become. The lead single 2005 opens the door with shimmering synths, driving guitars, and a sense of reflection. This track is an emotional checkpoint for what's about to be set to

Written By: Big C Photo Credit: HAZZ TiaCorine  isn’t just eating—she’s devouring the scene with Ate , a blistering new single that...