American Football - American Football - 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

Limited 180 gram orange colored vinyl LP pressing, includes digital download. In 1999 Polyvinyl, then only 3 years old, released an unassuming debut album by a band called American Football. The band played a dozen shows and then parted ways. Then something remarkable happened for the next 15 years, the album was discovered over and over, going on to sell more than 100,000 copies and becoming one of the most influential indie albums of all-time. In 2014 and 2015 American Football played their first shows in 15 years, selling out venues the world over. Organically, the band started to write new material, and years of ideas gelled into the a picture-perfect second album - to be released this October - 17 years after the first. Album Tracks 1. Where Are We Now? 4 44 2. My Instincts Are the Enemy 4 49 3. Home Is Where the Haunt Is 3 26 4. Born to Lose 4 54 1. I've Been So Lost for So Long 4 36 2. Give Me the Gun 3 24 3. I Need a Drink (Or Two or Three) 4 58 4. Desire Gets in the Way 3 28 5. Everyone Is Dressed Up 3 39

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.