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Almost Here by The Academy Is...
Almost Here is an album by The Academy Is..., released in 2005. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Slow Down”, on 2 lists with a best position of #77.
Almost Here, the debut album from Chicago's The Academy Is..., landed on Fueled by Ramen on February 8, 2005, after the band spent a year paying dues on the road: dates behind Less Than Jake, a run alongside Fall Out Boy, Armor for Sleep and Bayside, and an early demo of "Slow Down" floating around PureVolume. James Paul Wisner produced and engineered the sessions at Wisner Productions in St. Cloud, Florida, then mixed them with Jeremy Dubois in Miami.
The band that cut it was William Beckett singing, Adam Siska on bass, Michael Carden and AJ LaTrace on guitars and Mike DelPrincipe on drums, but by the time it hit stores Tom Conrad and Andy Mrotek had replaced LaTrace and DelPrincipe, and their names made the liner notes anyway. The music is pop rock with the gloss turned all the way up: chiming guitars, Beckett's yearning vocals out front, and choruses made for shouting along from the front row.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Almost Here on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slow Down | 2 | #77 | – | 2006 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.