The Academy Is... Band • Page 13

would blow my mind to hear new music from this band in the year twenty twenty five

 

1,000% here for some new TAI. I'm begging.

 

Yes please.

 

Would love it to happen, but hard to get my hopes up again since I’ve done it so many times already lol

 

Wonder what it would sound like. Would they continue the poppy sound of Fast Times… or would it be a new take on Santi

 

I don't think they've ever hit the mark that Almost Here did for me but I'd be stoked to hear album 4.

 

Almost Here still floors me, their song structures and melodies on that album are so unique and catchy

 

Santi stan forever - that album was ahead of its time and is their masterpiece IMO (but Almost Home is a close second for sure)

 

well I'll be the outlier here and say fast times is my fave

 

After getting to hear most of both AH and Santi in three sets close together, I am team Santi all the way now.

 

Agree

 

All three are classics for different reasons.

 

I was never really into Santi or Fast Times unfortunately. Maybe I should try and revisit them again...

 

but where are the Lost in Pacific Time stans?

 

Great release, definitely more mellow than the other records but I have a soft spot for it. Sputter is a top 5 TAI song for me

 

Sputter is absolutely a top tier TAI track but it’s the only track on that whole EP that is great. The rest is pretty meh for me.

 

Yep, Sputter is the one and the rest isn't great. From The Carpet however.... now that's an EP

 

The two b-sides of Fast Times (Sodium and Every Burden Has a Vision) sound like it was written with the Santi sound still in tact before they pivoted. Love those tracks.

 

Listening to Fast Times and I must admit it’s a pretty great record aside from a mixed closer IMO but I still hate that title and cover. It’s always reminded me of this:

 

Lost in Pacific Time might rival Almost Here for my fav release from them

 

40 Steps

 

The cover is pretty pretty bad

 

Agree!

 

All this chatting about TAI has got me listening to Almost Here this morning, and it's not like I didn't already know this, but this album just holds up so well. One of those albums that creates such a specific feeling in me that nothing else can replicate.

 

Just threw on “About A Girl”, what a jam