The Academic
Hailing from the town of Mullingar, Ireland, the Academic are an indie rock band who rode a series of punchy, melodic singles to national success when their 2018 debut album topped the Irish charts. They soon netted a deal with Universal and followed up with their 2023 sophomore release, Sitting Pretty.
Formed when the bandmembers were still in their teens, the Academic found early exposure opening a show for the Pixies and soon began amassing a strong regional following. After signing a deal with Global Publishing in late 2014, they issued the singles "Different" and "Northern Boy," which were later included on their 2015 debut EP, Loose Friends. The summer-vibed 2016 single "Mixtape 2003" expanded on the Academic's hooky guitar pop sound and was followed a year later by another single, "Bear Claws." 2018 proved to be a banner year for the group when their debut full-length, Tales from the Backseat, hit number one on the Irish Albums chart; they followed it up with the live acoustic studio EP, Abbey Road Sessions. Signing with Universal Records in early 2019, the Academic underwent somewhat of a sonic makeover on their next two singles, "Superlike" and "Aftertaste," which took a lusher dream pop direction. The band continued to record and release over the next two years, issuing EPs like 2020's Acting My Age and 2021's Community Spirit before heading out on the road across Ireland and the U.K. in early 2022. The group returned to the studio, this time with Kaiser Chiefs drummer Nick Hodgson in the production chair. The sessions resulted in the Academic’s sophomore album, 2023's Sitting Pretty, which saw them once again expanding their indie pop sound.
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Sitting Pretty
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 10/02/2023
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Tales From The Backseat
Alternative & Indie - Released by CAPITOL on 12/01/2018
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Acting My Age
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 10/07/2020
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Loose Friends
Alternative & Indie - Released by CAPITOL on 30/10/2015
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Lonely This Christmas
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 13/11/2020
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Not Your Summer
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 15/07/2021
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Community Spirit
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 16/07/2021
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Live at the Iveagh Gardens (Live at the Iveagh Gardens)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 24/04/2020
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Don’t Take It Personally
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 31/08/2022
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My Very Best
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 19/01/2023
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Homesick
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 9/12/2022
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Anything Could Happen
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 4/05/2020
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Mixtape 2003
Alternative & Indie - Released by CAPITOL on 19/08/2016
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Kids (Don’t End Up Like Me)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 26/05/2021
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Pushing Up Daisies
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 26/10/2022
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The Abbey Road Sessions (The Abbey Road Sessions)
Alternative & Indie - Released by CAPITOL on 11/05/2018
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AFTERTASTE
Alternative & Indie - Released by CAPITOL on 13/09/2019
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Acting My Age (Cid Rim Remix)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 10/07/2020
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Kids (Don’t End Up Like Me) (Acoustic)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Capitol Records UK - EMI on 26/05/2021
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