From the Carpet is a six-song acoustic EP

Extended play

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The Academy Is...

The Academy Is... was an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2003. Before dispersing, they were signed by the Decaydance imprint of the Fueled by Ramen label. They were originally known as "The Academy", but added the "Is..." in 2004 to avoid legal complications with other...

, 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.

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
   John Lennon
   John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
   
    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