Founded: 2004
Location: Australia
The Rational Academy are a 4 (sometimes 5, sometimes 6) piece band based in Brisbane, Australia. After a slew of 7" vinyl EP's they released their debut album "A Heart Against Your Own" in 2008. Produced by Lawrence English, the album married the Academy's pop leanings and guitar-heavy wall of sound approach with deeper avant-garde and experimental interests. In 2009 they released their sophomore effort "Swans" and were awarded "Best New Music / Experimental" at the QMusic QSong awards, where they were also nominated for "Song of the Year".
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Winter Haunts shows The Rational Academy as a band of relevance – they have never been more alive in any of their previous incarnations.
“I don’t expect anything – I’ve learnt to never expect anything. We’re really proud of it. Bands say this all the time but this is actually definitely my favourite record out of all the ones we’ve made, so I’m happy already.”