History Music / TheAcademyIs

* ''Lost in Pacific Time'' (2009)

* RefrainFromAssuming: "The Phrase That Pays". Whatever you're thinking, it's wrong.

-->''So take a chance and make it big''\\

* AllJustADream: [[spoiler: The music video for "We've Got a Big Mess On Our Hands".]]
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: "I'm Yours Tonight".

* BadassBeard: The Butcher is often seen sporting one of these.
* BreakupSong: "Sputter".

* YouAreNotAlone: "Days Like Masquerades", which was played live at an anti-suicide benefit.
* YourCheatingHeart: "Rumored Nights", about discovering that someone else was cheating. "His Girl Friday" shows the other side of this, encouraging a girl to cheat with the narrator of the song.

* BreakupBreakout: William Beckett had a relatively successful career after the band broke up - the other members, not as much.

They were often grouped as part of the "Fueled By Five" (five bands from their label, Fueled By Ramen), which also includes Music/FallOutBoy, Music/PanicAtTheDisco, Music/GymClassHeroes, and Music/CobraStarship.

The Academy Is... is a band from Chicago under the Decaydance label, owned by [[FallOutBoy Pete Wentz]]. They were originally called "The Academy" but the Is... was added later in 2004 to avoid legal problems. The band came together in 2003 and went on to release three albums, "Almost Here," "Santi," and "Fast Times at Barrington High." Members included William Beckett (lead vocals), Mike Carden (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Adam T. Siska (bass, backing vocals), Andy 'The Butcher' Mrotek (drums) and Michael Guy Chislett (lead guitar, backing vocals, piano). On May 24th, 2011, an official announcement was made about the departure of band members Andy Mrotek and Michael Chislett. Although the band had made plans for a 4th studio album and an announcement was made by Beckett that they had begun recording, they eventually disbanded. On October 8th, 2011, mere months after they had lost two members, the band announced that they had decided to go their separate ways.

They were often grouped as part of the "Fueled By Five" (five bands from their label, Fueled By Ramen), which also includes FallOutBoy, PanicAtTheDisco, GymClassHeroes, and CobraStarship.

''When will me make it''

* BlackSheepHit: "Everything We Had" is a slow, almost cheesy LoveNostalgiaSong with very heavy production. The rest of ''Santi'' is about ten times more stripped down and naturalistic, sounding absolutely nothing like the song.

* YourCheatingHeart: "Rumored Nights".

** Also, 'New York (Saint in the City)' on 'Lost In Pacific Time'

** "Coppertone" contains the first part of the title of its album, "Fast Times at Barrington High".

* BreakupSong: "In the Rearview".
* CelebrityIsOverrated: "LAX to O'Hare".

* DownerEnding: The last song on the ''Lost in Pacific Time'', the final song they ever released, is pretty bitter and depressing.

* EvilTwin: The video for "We've Got a Big Mess On Our Hands." William's twin runs around causing chaos and even takes his place on stage for a concert. Although in the end, it turns out it was all in William's head.

* GraduateFromTheStory: The last two songs in "Fast Times at Barrington High" ("Paper Chase" and "One More Weekend") both deal with graduation.
* HighSchoolRocks: The entirety of "Fast Times at Barrington High".

* NewSoundAlbum: Most fans consider "Santi" to be one. So is "Fast Times at Barrington High".
* NonAppearingTitle: "Beware! Cougar!", "Black Mamba", "Skeptics and True Believers", "After the Last Midtown Show", "Memento Mori", "Ghost", "The Phrase That Pays", and "Sodium".
* OneLastFieldTrip: "One More Weekend"