The Sunday Sessions: The Academic live up to the hype with two smashing live tracks for us

The four-piece from Mullingar recorded a stripped back set for us...

The Academic have had a hell of a 2014 with a global publishing deal signed, headline shows, multiple festival appearances and support slots alongside the likes of The Pixies and Delorentos under their belt. The fours lads from Mullingar; Craig Fitzgerald, Stephen Murtagh, Matt Murtagh and Dean Gavin, have picked up a raft of fans along the way including all of us in JOE Towers. The guys called into us at the Workman's Club in Dublin recently to record some tracks for our live music platform The Sunday Sessions. We're so excited for you to see these boys do their thing. Enjoy.

The Academic - 'Bear Claws'

http://youtu.be/zou64Ophm8U

The Academic - 'Forrest'

http://youtu.be/4Vf954rp78A The guys sat down with Her.ie's music aficionado Grace O'Reilly to talk about all things The Academic (Facebook/Twitter). Check it out. http://youtu.be/eFGxTFOJXKY Follow The Sunday Sessions on Twitter, Instagram or check out soundcloud.com/sundaysessionslive. In case you missed it, check out previous artists who have played live for The Sunday Sessions:  George Ezra,  The Riptide Movement,  Stephanie Rainey,  Vance Joy,  Bairbre Anne,  Rainy Boy Sleep, SOAK. The Staves, Tara Lee.