The Academic

“Bear Claws” is the latest single released from the Irish rockers, The Academic. The track, which casts a nostalgic glance over its now more adult shoulder, was inspired by those early youthful days when the band, still teenagers themselves, were trying to navigate their way through the minefield that is “youth socializing.” “Bear Claws” out now via Downtown Records was produced by Tim Pagnotta (Neon Trees, Saint Motel).

Discussing their nostalgic new single, the band stated: “Bear Claws is a song about when you are coming of age, that period of your life when you’re just starting to socialise, getting out there and doing it. We all do stupid things at that time of our lives, not thinking about the longer-term implications. It’s also about asking people to be honest and open rather than holding back, which in adolescence is easier said than done.”

The Academic is made up of Craig Fitzgerald (vox & guitar), Dean Gavin (drums) and brothers Matt (lead guitar) and Stephen Murtagh (bass). Following their independently released “Loose Friends” EP in 2015 and last year’s equally successful single Mixtape 2003, the band scored opening spots with Pixies, Noel Gallagher, Catfish And The Bottlemen, and Twenty One Pilots, in addition to supporting The Strokes at Hyde Park, London and recently completed a number of sold-out U.K. and Ireland headline shows.

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