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American Football
12+ albums
emomath rockindieindie rockmidwest emo
about
American Football are an American midwest emo band from Urbana, Illinois, originally active from 1997 to 2000. The band was formed by guitarist and singer Mike Kinsella (formerly of Cap'n Jazz, The One Up Downstairs, Joan of Arc, Owls and currently of Owen) and drummer Steve Lamos (formerly of The One Up Downstairs and currently of The Geese), and also included guitar player Steve Holmes. The band had few live performances and disbanded less than a year after releasing their self-titled album; still, they gained critical acclaim for that album, which merged the plain-spoken, confessional lyrics and melancholic/bittersweet arpeggios of Midwest Emo with the varying time signatures of Math Rock and the atmosphere of Post-Rock, providing a softer musical sensibility. Mike Kinsella explained the band's name thus: "My girlfriend had been in Dublin, Ireland visiting her family. One of the things she brought home for me was a flyer for a Chicago Bears exhibition game that said: "Come see American Football, featuring the most overpaid athletes in the world." Something about that statement made me think of rock bands, most of whom are the most overpaid musicians in the world. When I suggested it as a name, the other guys thought it was dumb. Still, for whatever reason, we kept it". The band regrouped in 2014 for two shows to promote the re-issue of their self-titled album. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
1
Never Meant
854,6282The Summer Ends
512,9713Honestly?
441,7714I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional
437,3515For Sure
434,1896But the Regrets Are Killing Me
426,3117The One With the Wurlitzer
413,3908Stay Home
359,6549You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon
325,92610Uncomfortably Numb (feat. Hayley Williams)
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