From the Carpet is an acoustic EP by The Academy Is..., released as a digital-only release on February 21, 2006.[2] It included three songs from Almost Here: "The Phrase That Pays", "Down and Out" and "Black Mamba"; new songs "Pour Yourself a Drink" and "The Fever"; as well as a cover of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero".[2] 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.

From the Carpet
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2006
RecordedThe Gallery of Carpet (Villa Park, Illinois)
GenreAcoustic
Length21:17
LabelFueled by Ramen
The Academy Is... chronology
Almost Here
(2005)
From the Carpet
(2006)
Santi
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(73%)[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by William Beckett, except where otherwise noted

No.TitleLength
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 PartyMix)3:07

References

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  1. ^ "The Academy Is... - From the Carpet - Album Review". AbsolutePunk. 8 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "The Academy Is… to release digital-only acoustic EP". Alternative Press. February 14, 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
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