From the Carpet is an acoustic EP by The Academy Is..., released as a digital-only release on February 21, 2006.[2] It included three songs from Almost Here: "The Phrase That Pays", "Down and Out" and "Black Mamba"; new songs "Pour Yourself a Drink" and "The Fever"; as well as a cover of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero".[2] For the recording, the band returned to The Gallery of Carpet studio to work with engineer Brian Zieske, who produced and recorded their self-titled EP, before the band appended the "Is..." to their name.
| From the Carpet | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | February 21, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | The Gallery of Carpet (Villa Park, Illinois) | |||
| Genre | Acoustic | |||
| Length | 21:17 | |||
| Label | Fueled by Ramen | |||
| The Academy Is... chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (73%)[1] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by William Beckett, except where otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pour Yourself a Drink" (Basement Demo) | 1:28 |
| 2. | "The Fever" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "The Phrase That Pays" (Nashville version) | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Working Class Hero" (John Lennon cover) | 3:41 |
| 5. | "Down and Out" (featuring Sheldon Miller of This Is Me Smiling [Piano rendition]) | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Black Mamba" (Three in the Morning PartyMix) | 3:07 |
References
edit- ^ "The Academy Is... - From the Carpet - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. 8 October 2023.
- ^ a b "The Academy Is… to release digital-only acoustic EP". Alternative Press. February 14, 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
External links
edit- From the Carpet at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)