The Rational Academy - A Heart Against Your Own (2008)

Genre : Indie,Rock,Pop,Electronica,Experimental,Australia
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Tracklist

1 Author
2 Jojo Planteen
3 David
4 2004
5 Two Books
6 Squid And Whale
7 Airport Nation

Lets go back to 2004. Brisbane's Fortitude Valley district battled sound restrictions and local kids ran back to early 90's DIY culture of house shows and home recordings amidst a subtropical climate. Somewhere close by The Rational Academy began writing songs.

Drawn together through a love of sonic lo-fi scree and pop music The Rational Academy began adjusting tuning pegs until melodies and clashing chords worked themselves into a meaningful translation - a distant nod in the direction of "guitar" bands coupled with tender regard towards the avante garde and experimental composers within contemporary culture.

The Rational Academy are currently working on a follow up to their debut album "A Heart Against Your Own" which won them critical aclaim throughout Europe, Japan and America as well as at home in Australia. Where The Academy differ their approach is the inclusion of local sound artist, composer and head of the experimental ROOM 40 label, Lawrence English, in the production seat transforming the simple pop meanderings of guitars, vocals and drums into involved sonic investigations of sound and space.

In their time together The Rational Academy have shared the stage with touring American groups Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, Beach House, Novi Split, Japanese Electro Pop marvels Tujiko Noriko and Tenniscoats as well as Mum (Iceland), Spoon (USA), Dear Nora (USA), The Blow (USA), Sarah Dougher (USA), Scout Nibblet (UK), Holly Throsby, Art of Fighting, Love of Diagrams, Deloris, Guy Blackman, The Crayon Fields, Macromantics, Dappled Cities Fly and local stalwarts Turnpike, Shuriken and The Zebras.