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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 to international acclaim. Produced by Lawrence English, "A Heart Against Your Own" married the Academy's pop leanings and guitar heavy wall of sound approach with deeper avante 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". ==Career== The earliest incarnation of the group focused around the songwriting of Benjamin Thompson and Meredith McHugh, a partnership which anchored The Rational Academy in the diverse musical worlds of cut-up folk, drone and pop. Following McHughs departure in 2008, Benjamin once again extended the group's lineup to include (at its core) Amelia Golding and Matt Deasy whilst also featuring longtime collaborators Lawrence English and Matt Jonas as well as Recording Engineer Todd Dixon. They have shared the stage with the likes of Deerhunter, Deerhoof, Mum, Xiu Xiu, The Blow, Scout Nibblet, Dear Nora, Grouper, Spoon & Australian groups Art of Fighting and Holly Throsby.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.songkick.com/artists/1103850-rational-academy/gigography )〕 In 2008 they were invited by the Queensland Gallery of Modern art to perform as part of the "Andy Warhol Up Late" exhibition program. The Rational Academy also create music under the moniker "White Bears of Norway" - the name being taken from an early Rational Academy song. In 2007 Australian music journal Faster Louder wrote of them - ''"The next big thing. The IT band. We've been told this too often before. One listen to THE RATIONAL ACADEMY and smugly you can know this time Richard Kingsmill hasn't beaten you to it!"'' In 2008 they released their debut album internationally through Someone Good to critical acclaim, following up in 2009 with the mini album "Swans", once again released through Someone Good Amelia Golding and Mike Cheng are no longer in the band, as of midway 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Rational Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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