Santi (album)
Santi is the second studio album by American rock band The Academy Is..., released on April 2, 2007 by Fueled by Ramen, Decaydance Records and Atlantic Records. It is their first release to feature Michael Guy Chislett on lead guitar after Tom Conrad's departure from the band.
For the village in Burkina Faso, see Santi, Burkina Faso. For an Italian painter and poet, see Giovanni Santi. For other uses, see Santi (disambiguation).Santi
Release[edit]
The first preview of the album was provided by Johnny Minardi of Snakes and Suits fame on January 26, 2007, when he gave the song, "LAX to O'Hare", to Absolutepunk.net for streaming on their site.[2] "We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands" was announced as the first single from the album;[3] it was posted on their PureVolume profile on February 6, 2007, before being released to radio on March 13.[4][5] They embarked on a UK tour with the Audition.[6] On March 27, Santi was made available for streaming,[7] and on April 3, was released through Fueled By Ramen.[8] From early May to early July, the band supported Fall Out Boy on the 2007 edition of the Honda Civic Tour.[9] "Everything We Had" was released to radio on July 17.[10] From early September to late November, the band went on their first headlining tour,[11] titled Sleeping with Giants. They were supported by Armor for Sleep, the Rocket Summer, Sherwood[12] and Cobra Starship.[13] In the midst of this, the band appeared at the Street Scene festival.[14] A music video for "All We Had" was posted online on September 14, 2007.[15] A music video for "Same Blood" was released on December 12, featuring footage from a performance in Japan.[16]
The music video for "Neighbors", shows the band at a concert, and in various other scenarios. There are cameos from different bands participating in the Honda Civic Tour, such as Mark Hoppus of +44 and Blink-182, Andy Hurley, Pete Wentz and Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy and Gabe Saporta of Midtown and Cobra Starship.