The Academy Is… have shared another piece of their upcoming album ‘Almost There’, and it continues down the bright, breezy path of the previous tasters.

Titled ‘L Train’, it’s a song that feels like the warmth of Spring slowly resting on your shoulders. A psychedelically blissful pace, matched with softly romantic, lyrical turns, it’s the sort of track made for the changing seasons as much as for those blissed-out moments of peace we all need every now and then.

A further signal of just how far the band have travelled in the last two decades and where their hearts and souls are firmly sitting these days.

Though according to the band, the atmosphere of the song isn’t entirely reflected in its intentions, as they explain:

“‘L Train’ is a song about those nights where you’re stuck in your own head; alone in a crowded room, surrounded by social ghosts. The song is dreamy, but there’s a haunting, nervous energy running through it. It’s our lens into a midwest mind trip where you’re replaying memories over and over…”

‘Almost There’ will be released on March 27 via I Surrender Records, and serves as a spiritual successor to the band’s 2005 debut ‘Almost Here’.

Vocalist William Beckett muses, “Almost Here was the beginning. Almost There is the reflection. It’s about checking in with who you thought you’d be twenty years later, seeing what changed, what stuck, and what still feels like home.”

Here is the aptly-titled ‘2005’:

The band are also set to hit the road for a tour later this year. The dates look like this:

APRIL

10 – BUFFALO Town Ballroom
11 – TORONTO Danforth Music Hall
15 – ATLANTA Buckhead Theatre
16 – NASHVILLE Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
18 – TAMPA The Ritz Ybor
19 – ORLANDO House of Blues Orlando
24 – AUSTIN Emo’s
25 – DALLAS The Echo
26 – HOUSTON House of Blues Houston

MAY

01 – PORTLAND Roseland Theater
02 – SEATTLE Showbox at The Market
07 – SACRAMENTO Ace of Spades
08 – BERKELEY The UC Theatre
09 – SAN DIEGO The Observatory North Park



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