From the Carpet

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From the Carpet
EP by The Academy Is...
Released	February 21, 2006
Recorded	The Gallery of Carpet (Villa Park, Illinois)
Genre	Acoustic rock, pop punk
Length	21:17
Label	Fueled by Ramen
Professional reviews
AbsolutePunk.net (73%) link
The Academy Is... chronology
Almost Here (2005) From the Carpet EP (2006) Santi (2007)

From the Carpet is a six-song acoustic EP by The Academy Is..., released on February 21, 2006. 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. The EP was initially only available as a digital download from the iTunes Store, but has been removed from its catalogue. It's currently only available for sale at the Fueled by Ramen online store and Rhapsody.

[edit] Track listing

(all songs written by William Beckett, except where noted otherwise)

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 Party Mix) – 3:07

v • d • e The Academy Is... Studio albums Almost Here • Santi • Untitled third studio album EPs The Academy • From the Carpet Singles "Checkmarks" • "Slow Down" • "The Phrase That Pays" • "We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands" • "Neighbors" • "Everything We Had" • "Sleeping with Giants (Lifetime)" • "Same Blood"