- by Sarah Ross
- Wednesday, September 20, 2006
- filed in: Indie
Share
They're described by some as a hardcore band but one listen of 'The Phrase That Pays', the new single from The Academy Is, conjures up images of a band with swept over fringes and very small jeans. It's an inoffensive pop-punk song with a hum along chorus, along the lines of Taking Back Sunday without the passion or the oomph. How they have managed to build a fan base of more than 200,000 people on a certain music website is a mystery, the singer sounds like he's been bred in the same laboratory as Panic! At The Disco's frontman, and yes they can both hit every note with ease but there's no attitude, originality or excitement. This song is probably best used as back ground music, after all it's not much good as anything else.
They're described by some as a hardcore band but one listen of 'The Phrase That Pays', the new single from The Academy Is, conjures up images of a band with swept over fringes and very small jeans. It's an inoffensive pop-punk song with a hum along chorus, along the lines of Taking Back Sunday without the passion or the oomph. How they have managed to build a fan base of more than 200,000 people on a certain music website is a mystery, the singer sounds like he's been bred in the same laboratory as Panic! At The Disco's frontman, and yes they can both hit every note with ease but there's no attitude, originality or excitement. This song is probably best used as back ground music, after all it's not much good as anything else.
The Victorian English Gentlemans Club – ‘Impossible Sightings Over Shelton’ (Fantastic Plastic) Released 25/09/06... Next 
The Academy Is - 'Fast Times At Barrington High' (Dacaydence) Released 15/09/08
The Academy Is and friends In Arizona
Friday 26/09/07 The Academy Is, Armor For Sleep, The Rocket Summer, Sherwood @ Rialto Theater, Tucson, Arizona
The Academy Is… – 'We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands’ (Fueled By Ramen) Released 02/04/2007
Day 2 @ Vans Warped Tour, Salt Lake City
White Lies Storm London's Brixton Academy - PHOTOS
Arctic Monkeys Take Humbug To Wembley Arena - Photos
Lily Allen Takes A Tumble and Pours Herself A Pint In Manchester
Register now and have your comments approved automatically!