American Football

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a b c d Richards, Will (January 6, 2015). "American Football reclaim their throne: "Reunion? We never did this first time around!" ". DIY. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015 . Retrieved June 16, 2015. a b c "American Football CD". Polyvinyl Recording Co. Archived from the original on January 19, 2001 . Retrieved December 8, 2021. American Football, with the help of word-of-mouth, gained cult status since its release. [9] AllMusic reviewer Fred Thomas stated that "Every song here manages to sound meticulously constructed without diminishing the easy, often dreamlike feel of the album. The record is defined by a sense of possibility and youthful discovery, and stands out not just as an anomalistic emo-jazz hybrid but as a lasting, iconic statement in the often blurry history of independent music". [33] In a 2019 interview with Noisey, Polyvinyl co-founder Matt Lundford described the album's subsequent sales figures and influence in the years following its release as "a constant climb upwards." [21] Lunford recalled that American Football "just kept organically being discovered by people, and then inspiring people and inspiring bands, and then being rediscovered." [21] Reissue and touring [ edit ] Enter American Football (LP3). ‘We put a lot of time and a lot of energy into it,’ says Mike. ‘We were all thoughtful about what we wanted to put out there. Last time, it was figuring out how to use all of our different arms. This time, we were like – Ok we have these arms, let’s use them.’ The band used the same producer, Jason Cupp, and recorded the album at the same studio (Arc Studios in Omaha, Nebraska) as its predecessor – yet they approached it in a markedly different way. There was a determination to let the songs breathe, to trust in ideas finding their own pace. The final result is a definite, and deliberate, stretching of the band.

American Football (EP) (Media notes). American Football. Polyvinyl. 2008 [first released in 1998]. PRC-9145. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Adams, Gregory (March 20, 2014). "American Football's Debut Album Gets Expanded Vinyl Reissue". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015 . Retrieved June 15, 2015. The emo diplomacy of “Uncomfortably Numb,” featuring Paramore’s Hayley Williams, is the biggest bombshell, as basically every emo band in 2019 sounds at least somewhat like American Football and/or Paramore. Williams would shatter the song immediately if she brought the wattage of Paramore’s best-known songs. Instead, she slowly and imperceptibly weaves into the second verse, a voice of conscience as Kinsella sinks deeper into despair. She tenderly tries to buoy him up during the bridge and takes over the third verse in a lower, dusky register completely unrecognizable as that of Hayley Williams, turning a duet between emo icons into a humble, heartbreaking exchange between lapsed lovers. Rogowski, Jordan (December 21, 2004). "American Football – American Football". Punknews.org . Retrieved December 24, 2015. Simpson, Greg (May 22, 2014). "American Football – American Football [Reissue]". Punknews.org . Retrieved June 12, 2015.a b "American Football - Chart history (Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015 . Retrieved June 14, 2015. a b American Football (Booklet). American Football. Polyvinyl. 1999. prc 025. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b c d e f g h i Martell, Nevin (June 11, 2014). "FILTER Magazine - Exclusives - You Should Already Know: American Football". filtermagazine.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015 . Retrieved June 15, 2015.

Adams, Gregory (December 24, 2014). "American Football "Never Meant" (live video)". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015 . Retrieved June 15, 2015. a b "American Football - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015 . Retrieved June 14, 2015. Willett, Sam (May 26, 2014). "American Football – American Football [Deluxe Reissue]". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015 . Retrieved June 14, 2015.

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a b "American Football - Chart history (Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015 . Retrieved June 14, 2015. Cohen, Ian (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020 . Retrieved August 14, 2020. Somewhere along the way we moved from being a reunion band to just being a band,’ says Steve Holmes. American Football is now a bona fide ongoing focus, and they are making some of the best music of their lives. American Football (LP3) stands with two other rare reunion successes – Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine’s mbv – as a fine example of how a band refinding one another can augment, rather than taint, their legacy. Cohen, Ian (May 21, 2014). "American Football - American Football". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Gordon, Jeremy (June 5, 2014). "American Football's "Never Meant" Video Released 15 Years Late". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015 . Retrieved June 15, 2015.

LP3 is contemplative, rich, expressive, yet with a queasy undercurrent. It is heavy with expectancy, revealing its ideas slowly, eliciting the hidden stories people carry around with them. ‘I feel like my lyric writing has changed a lot over the years,’ says Mike. ‘The goal is to be conversational, maybe to state something giant and heavy, but in a very plain way. But, definitely in this record, I keep things a little more vague.’ As on the first album, the lyrics on LP3 may seem confessional and concentrated, but the more you scrutinize them, the further their meaning slinks away. Or, as Mike tellingly sings on ‘I Can’t Feel You”: I’m fluent in subtlety. Clark, Taylor M. (October 1999). "American Football: American Football". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 9, 2004 . Retrieved June 14, 2015. Cook, Julia (May 31, 2014). "Five Recent Reissues Worth Owning". Paste. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015 . Retrieved June 15, 2015. Greatest Emo Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017 . Retrieved March 4, 2018. Fifteen years later, American Football reunited (now as a four-piece, with the addition of Nate Kinsella). They played far larger shows than in their original incarnation and recorded their long-anticipated second album, 2016’s American Football (LP2). The release was widely praised, but the band members still felt like their best work was yet to come.a b Thomas, Fred. "American Football [LP1] – American Football". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015 . Retrieved March 8, 2020. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Goggins, Joe (June 5, 2014). "Not So Emotional?: American Football's Mike Kinsella on reflection, reminiscence and resurrection - The Line Of Best Fit". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015 . Retrieved June 17, 2015.

Cohen, Ian (October 26, 2016). "American Football - American Football". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016 . Retrieved December 18, 2016. American Football (January 19, 2015). "Exclusive Interview: American Football discuss their reunion and the possibility for new music". Consequence of Sound (Interview). For the music video: 3:55. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015 . Retrieved 2015-06-14.In the 15 years since its release, American Football's self-titled debut full-length has quietly become one of the most fiercely beloved titles in the Polyvinyl catalog. Though the trio -- Mike Kinsella (Cap'n Jazz, Owen, Owls), Steve Lamos, and Steve Holmes -- only played a few shows and released just one other record (a three-song EP that preceded this full-length), their influence and legacy has steadily continued to grow in the time after they disbanded. Murray, Robin (November 20, 2014). "American Football Announce First Ever UK Shows". Clash Magazine. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015 . Retrieved June 15, 2015. The One Up Downstairs (Sleeve). The One Up Downstairs. Polyvinyl. 2009 [first released in 2006]. PRC-112-7. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Rettig, James (January 12, 2015). "The American Football House In Champaign-Urbana Is Available For Rent This Summer". Stereogum. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015 . Retrieved June 15, 2015. a b c Gotrich, Lars (June 5, 2014). "American Football, 'Never Meant' ". NPR. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015 . Retrieved June 15, 2015.