The Call Back Academy

The Call Back Academy

The Call Back Academy are a Brighton-based rock and punk band with a sound rooted in melodic hardcore, pop punk and heavy pop punk. They take influence from the music that shaped their early years and adapt it into a style that is described as both familiar and distinctive.

Background

The band come from Brighton, a city with a long association with UK music. Their songs are built from the members’ own experiences, frustrations and ambitions, which they use to shape the band’s identity.

Releases and reception

The Call Back Academy debut with the four-track EP Smarter Than Your Average Bear. The record is noted for combining pop and punk elements in a direct, fast-moving style, with punchy pacing and group shouts. It receives attention from several music outlets, which describe it as fun, heavy and catchy, and suggest that the band have the qualities needed to develop further within pop punk.

Style

The band’s music sits in the overlap between rock, punk and melodic hardcore, with a strong pop punk emphasis. Their sound is characterised by energetic delivery, a lively tempo and an anglicised take on influences more often linked with North American coastlines.