American Football - American Football (LP4) - Red - VINYL LP

Deluxe Edition 2xLP 2014 reissue on red vinyl. In the years since it's , 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. From it's now iconic artwork to the band's unique songwriting approach (highlighted by an emphasis on shifting time signatures and sincere lyrics), American Football proves a record doesn't become a true classic through flashiness or catering to trends, but rather the deep emotional connection it forges between the music and the listener. After guitarist Steve Holmes discovered a set of cassette tapes containing a variety of unreleased recordings, the band curated an album's worth of these rare live recordings, demos, and practice sessions (in which the group rehearsed material they never recorded elsewhere) to complement the original record. Now available on 2xLP and 2xCD, American Football (Deluxe Edition) features beautifully expanded packaging that incorporates new photographs from Chris Strong along with lyrics, detailed liner notes written by the band, and never-before-seen band pictures. Album Tracks 1. Never Meant 2. The Summer Ends 3. Honestly? 4. For Sure 5. You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon 6. But the Regrets Are Killing Me 7. I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional 8. Stay Home 9. The One with the Wurlitzer 1. Intro [Live at the Blind Pig, Champaign, Il, 1997] 2. Five Silent Miles [Live at the Blind Pig, Champaign, Il, 1997] 3. Untitled #1 (The One with the Trumpet) [Boombox Practice Session, 1998] 4. Untitled #2 [Boombox Practice

Blue Smoke vinyl. American Football's first album showcases cleanly picked guitars, intricate drumming, and the vocals of Mike Kinsella (Owen, Cap'n Jazz). The band, made up of Kinsella, Steve Holmes and Steve Lamos rooted itself in Champaign and recorded this album at Private Studios with Brendan Gamble (Braid). As a band, American Football dissolved into the history books almost as soon as this album was released, but it's success continued to grow in their absence and the band eventually reunited in 2014 for the record's 15th anniversary. Album Tracks 1. Never Meant 2. Summer Ends 3. Honestly? 4. For Sure 5. You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon 6. But the Regrets Are Killing Me 7. I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional 8. Stay Home 9. One with the Wurlitzer

Limited 180gm Light Blue vinyl LP pressing, includes digital download. American Football's original triumph, on their 1999 self-titled debut, was to reunite two shy siblings emo and post-rock. It was a pioneering album where lyrical clarity was obscured and complicated by the stealth musical textures surrounding it. Like Slint's Spiderland, or Codeine's The White Birch, even Talk Talk's Laughing Stock, American Football asked far more questions than it cared to answer. But there wasn't a band around anymore to explain it, anyway. The three young men who made the album - Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes, and Steve Lamos - split up pretty much on it's . 15 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 was widely praised, but the band members still felt like their best work was yet to come.