The Academy Is...- Almost ThereLabel: I Surrender Released 3 27 2026 Its hard to believe twenty years have passed since The Academy Is released their breakthrough debut Almost Here, a record that quietly shaped an underground era. In the years since, the band grew up, lived full lives, and ultimately found their way back. Almost There serves as a conceptual companion to their debut, reexamining the past from the present with clarity, reflection, and experience. Almost Here was

Despite this disparity

we now anxiously await the release of another punk rock classic

Geddy Lee's synthesizers running rampant

But as Martini starts to unravel the truth behind Father Tomasino’s murder

Strange Meeting

Sacrificing to the God of Doubt

a decade later

Dave Wakeling - She's Having a Baby

Not My Guy

The collection showcases acoustic versions of songs from three of the band’s previous albums: In My Tribe (1987)

released on February 1

Guilty of Being White