{"product_id":"the-academic-im-not-crying-you-are-pre-order-jan-22nd-27","title":"The Academic – I'm Not Crying, You Are Pre Order Jan 22nd 27","description":"\u003ch2\u003eNew album from The Academic !\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s a point in a band’s life when ambition stops sounding like ambition and simply becomes\u003cbr\u003einstinct. For The Academic, I’m Not Crying, You Are is that record: a widescreen, deeply\u003cbr\u003emelodic album that finds the Irish indie-rock band sounding more assured, more emotionally\u003cbr\u003eopen, and more timeless than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecorded with Pete Robertson, whose production credits include The Vaccines and\u003cbr\u003eBeabadoobee, the album captures The Academic at their most expansive without losing the\u003cbr\u003edirectness that has always defined them. These are songs built around great melodies and sharp\u003cbr\u003eemotional detail, but there’s something bigger at work too a sense that the band are reaching\u003cbr\u003ebeyond the moment and making music with the kind of staying power that reveals itself slowly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI’m Not Crying, You Are carries the familiar rush of guitar music, but its ambitions are closer to\u003cbr\u003ethe classic albums that inspired it. At times, there’s a Beatles-like instinct for melody and\u003cbr\u003earrangement: unexpected turns, beautiful harmonies, and songs that seem deceptively simple\u003cbr\u003euntil you find yourself returning to them. The influence of Bob Dylan can be felt in the album’s\u003cbr\u003estorytelling and lyrical honesty, while the spirit of Lou Reed emerges in its unsentimental\u003cbr\u003eobservations, emotional complexity and willingness to embrace the imperfections of everyday\u003cbr\u003elife. These influences never feel like imitation; instead, they form part of a broader musical\u003cbr\u003elanguage that The Academic make entirely their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElsewhere, the band’s indie-rock DNA remains unmistakable — guitars that lift and propel,\u003cbr\u003echoruses built to be shouted back, and the particular tension between melancholy and\u003cbr\u003eexhilaration that has become their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the defining quality of the album is its maturity. I’m Not Crying, You Are doesn’t chase\u003cbr\u003eyouthfulness or try to manufacture significance. It sounds like a band comfortable enough in its\u003cbr\u003eown skin to let the songs do the talking. The heartbreak is more complicated, the joy feels harder\u003cbr\u003ewon, and the emotional world is less black-and-white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is humour alongside vulnerability, confidence alongside uncertainty, and a sense of looking back while still moving forward.\u003cbr\u003eMost importantly, these are simply great songs. Songs that can work as an immediate rush and\u003cbr\u003ethen reveal another layer a few listens later. Songs that feel familiar without sounding nostalgic.\u003cbr\u003eSongs with the rare ability to make a personal moment feel universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Academic have always understood the power of a melody. On I’m Not Crying, You Are, they\u003cbr\u003eunderstand something else: how to make those melodies last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracklisting to be revealed at a later date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthem Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53797570249040,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Vinyl - Pearl White","offer_id":53797570281808,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1516\/0380\/files\/Academic.png?v=1791825244","url":"https:\/\/steamboat.ie\/products\/the-academic-im-not-crying-you-are-pre-order-jan-22nd-27","provider":"Steamboat.ie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}