It takes just a few seconds for Will's incredibly attractive voice to catch you in the speakers and grab you for a half hour.
What a sheerly brilliant way to begin the album. 'Attention, attention, may I have all your eyes and ears to the front of the room'. His ability to hit the highest notes while passionately singing about the media in terms that don't make him a ' fuck the government' style (See: NOFX, Anti-Flag) make this CD a delight to listen to. Of course, it's Will Beckett's (lead singer / ex-Remember Maine) vocals which make this band stand out. Here is a mix of clean-cut songs, all backed by funky basslines and standard beats. While their first EP (Titled The Academy EP back when they were just The Academy) was very reminisent of standard pop-punk anthems with catchy riffs which stick in your head and lyrics that flow with the music, this 10-track record slightly steps back from that genre. In 2003, there was Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation.
In 2002, there was Tell All Your Friends. I've always remembered my feel-good hits of the year.
