Irish indie band The Academic has just shared a new track called “Anything Could Happen“. The single was premiered on Radio 1’s Future Sounds with Annie Mac, and it is rumoured to be a preview of their upcoming EP.
It has been about two years now since the four-piece from Ireland last released a full body of music. Their last offering was ‘Tales from the Backseat‘, the band’s debut which entered number one on Ireland’s official chart and was nominated for Ireland’s Choice Music Prize for Album of The Year for 2018.
The LP built such strong hype for the foursome—consisting of Craig Fitzgerald (vocalist and guitarist), Matthew Murtagh (guitarist), Stephen Murtagh (bassist), and Dean Gavin (drummer). “Bear Claws” was the lead single off the record that attracted a wide range of indie enthusiasts, along with other tracks like “Why Can’t Be Friends?“, “Different“, and “I Feel It Too“.
From the success of their debut, the band was embarking on many tours across the sea. In 2018 alone, they were booked to perform in popular UK music festivals such as Sound City, TRNSMT, and Neighbourhood Festival.
After the promotion of ‘Tales from the Backseat‘, the Academic teased the second era by dropping two stand-alone tracks: “SUPERLIKE” and “AFTERTASTE“. Then, the group went quiet for no reason.
Until now, the quartet finally made a proper return to the music scene with a brand new single. Produced by Kaiser Chiefs’ ex-drummer Nick Hodgson, “Anything Could Happen” is a track that exudes such positive and easy-breezy vibes with perfect lyrics about our lockdown time that goes, “How did it end up like this / Another day in the life / Don’t go wasting a wish / There’s no point telling you twice“.
Accompanying the premier by Radio 1’s Annie Mac, the band also unveiled a music video of the song. It features—similar to any other videos released nowadays—lovely home footage of couples who stay together in quarantine and clips of the members playing at their own homes. Check out the video and have a listen to the track below.
This year, the band planned to go on tour again in the UK, but due to the COVID-19 outbreak (obviously) they decided to reschedule all dates which will start in August. There will be 12 shows in total, with all dates showed below. Check out the band’s official site, Gigs and Tours, and Ticketmaster for available tickets.
The 2020 UK Tour Dates
02/08/2020 — Rescue Room — Nottingham
26/09 — Millenium Forum — Derry
30/09 — The Caves — Edinburgh *sold out*
01/10 — The Tunnels — Aberdeen
03/10 — Brudenell Social Club — Leeds *sold out*
05/10 — Think Tank? — Newcastle
06/10 — Arts Club — Liverpool
08/10 — The Sugarmill — Stoke-on-Trent
09/10 — Clwb Ifor Bach — Cardiff *sold out*
10/10 — Gorilla — Manchester *sold out*
12/10 — Electric Ballroom — London
16/10 — Ulster Hall — Belfast
