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Academy Is - Slow Down
"Slow Down" is a song by Chicago indie rock band The Academy Is..., their second single altogether and first released off Almost Here. This is one of the most popular tracks as according to last.fm. Grab the hottest Academy Is merch around click here.
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Academy Is Bio
The Academy Is... is a rock band based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and signed by the Decaydance imprint of the Fueled by Ramen label. They were originally known as "The Academy", but added the "Is..." in 2004 to avoid legal complications with other established bands already under that name.[citation needed] As of 2008, the band has released three full albums, Almost Here, Santi, and their newest album, Fast Times at Barrington High.
William Beckett (singer) and Mike Carden (lead guitarist) first came together in 2002, but the band was not officially formed until the following year when they added Adam T. Siska as a bassist, AJ LaTrace as a rhythm guitarist and Michael DelPrincipe as a drummer. The band then broke up. A few months later they reformed and headed into the studio and recorded their self-titled debut EP, The Academy (2004), for the Chicago-based label LLR Recordings. LLR Recordings had previously released Beckett's solo project Remember Maine's debut album The Last Place You Look in 2002. The EP was recorded in Villa Park, IL at The Gallery of Carpet by Producer Brian Zieske. Pete Wentz from Fall Out Boy heard it and was impressed. The label immediately signed the band.
In 2004 the band headed to Florida to record their Fueled by Ramen debut Almost Here, produced by James Paul Wisner, who has worked with Dashboard Confessional, Further Seems Forever, and Underoath. After recording the album and a doing a summer tour, the band underwent a lineup change. Tom Conrad, formerly of Chicago local band 5o4plan, replaced LaTrace as the second guitarist/backing vocalist and Andy Mrotek, formerly of Last Place Champs, replaced DelPrincipe as the drummer. Andy Mrotek and Thomas Conrad are listed in the liner notes, but were added to the band after the recording of Almost Here to replace DelPrincipe and LaTrace, respectively. They hit the road hard, touring with Fall Out Boy, Something Corporate, Midtown, Matchbook Romance, Motion City Soundtrack and Armor for Sleep. The album was released on February 8, 2005 and the following summer, the band embarked on their first headlining tour alongside Plain White T's, Days Away and June.
As of October 26, 2006, The Academy Is... had announced via the blog on their official website that Tom Conrad and the band had parted ways. Although the blog provided no reason, Tom later made a post on his website, Forevernever.net, in which he states that he never "quit the band", which has led fans to speculation about Tom's departure. Michael Guy Chislett joined the band to replace Tom on guitar.
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