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  "textContent": "**_Almost There marks their first album in eighteen years. The band is pulling out all the stops for their most exciting and ambitious album yet. On Friday, we entered the new Academy Is.. era._**\n\n* * *\n\nAfter their 2008 album _Fast Times at Barrington High_ , The Academy Is… dropped a few singles before immediately breaking up and going into radio silence. The band would have a few reunion shows but they were all one-off plays. After a brief stint at Riot Festival, When We Were Young, or popping out onstage with other artists, fans were cautiously hopeful. We always dreamed they …",
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