The Almost is an American alternative rock band from Clearwater, Florida, best known for being fronted by former Underoath drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie. Formed in 2005, the band's current lineup consists of Gillespie on vocals, lead guitarist Dusty Redmon, rhythm guitarist Jay Vilardi, bassist Jon Thompson, and drummer Joe Musten. The band has released two albums and two EPS on Tooth & Nail Records, with the most recent release Monster Monster peaking at number 67 on the Billboard 200.
There is no definitive date as to when Aaron Gillespie started The Almost. He made a Myspace for The Almost on October 1, 2005 before he had released any of the songs to the public.
On October 4, 2005, he released two of his songs which were the demos for "I Mostly Like to Copy Other People" and "They Say You Can Never Write I Told You So in a Song But Here I Go".