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American Football - 25th Anniversary Edition

    After quietly releasing their self-titled debut album in 1999 while still in college, American Football disbanded after the album’s release to focus on other projects, only to reunite 15 years later to a fanbase that had been consistently growing throughout the underground / emo scene. The album later appeared on Rolling Stone’s “40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time” list at #6, with Pitchfork giving its deluxe reissue the “Best New Reissue” title, calling it the “most influential album in the genre.” To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album’s release, Polyvinyl are releasing a new remastered edition of the album with re-imagined artwork and packaging.



    TRACK LISTING

    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

    Various Artists

    American Football (Covers)

      After quietly releasing their self-titled debut album in 1999 while still in college, American Football disbanded after the album’s release to focus on other projects, only to reunite 15 years later to a fanbase that had been consistently growing throughout the underground / emo scene. The album later appeared on Rolling Stone’s “40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time” list at #6, with Pitchfork giving its deluxe reissue the “Best New Reissue” title, calling it the “most influential album in the genre.”

      To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album’s release, Polyvinyl is thrilled to announce American Football (Covers), a genre-spanning covers album that highlights the importance and wide-ranging influence of the band’s debut. The album features covers of each song by critically acclaimed acts such as Iron & Wine, Ethel Cain, Blondshell, Manchester Orchestra, Novo Amor, Lowswimmer, Yvette Young, and others. Each cover wonderfully highlights the beauty and importance of this noteworthy debut while affirming the continued interest in this unexpected groundswell of cultural prominence.


      TRACK LISTING

      1. Never Meant (Iron & Wine)
      2. The Summer Ends (Blondshell)
      3. Honestly (Novo Amor & Lowswimmer)
      4. For Sure (Ethel Cain)
      5. You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon (Yvette Young)
      6. But The Regrets Are Killing Me (Girl Ultra)
      7. I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional (M.A.G.S.)
      8. Stay Home (Manchester Orchestra)
      9. The One With The Wurlitzer (John McEntire)

      American Football

      American Football (LP1) - 15th Anniversary Edition

        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). Despite little touring and with only an EP behind them, these nine songs highlight the trio's uncanny songwriting abilities.

        TRACK LISTING

        LP1
        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

        LP2 (Deluxe Edition Only)
        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
        10. Intro – Live At The Blind Pig, Champaign, IL, 1997
        11. Five Silent Miles - Live At The Blind Pig, Champaign, IL, 1997
        12. Untitled #1 – The One With The Trumpet – Boombox Practice Session, 1998
        13. Untitled #2 - Boombox Practice Session, 1998
        14. Stay Home - Boombox Practice Session, 1998
        15. Untitled #3 Boombox Practice Session, 1998
        16. Never Meant – 4 – Track Album Prep, 1999
        17. But The Regrets Are Killing Me – 4 – Track Album Prep, 1999
        18. I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional - 4-Track Album Prep, 1999
        19. The 7’s - Live At The Blind Pig, Champaign, IL, 1997 

        There aren’t many stories like the American Football story. They formed in the late ’90s as one of the many bands of frontman Mike Kinsella (who had already drummed in Cap’n Jazz and Joan of Arc beforehand, and who started his Owen solo project shortly afterwards, among other things), released one EP in 1998, one album in 1999, and broke up the following year before ever really making much of a widespread impact. Owen became Mike Kinsella’s most prolific and longest-running project, but American Football’s debut album became his most legendary over time, gradually gaining a cult following that got so big it caused the band to reunite in 2014 and play their biggest shows ever.

        American Football (LP3) is the third album from scene giants acclaimed American Football (LP2), and features an array of guest turns from such collaborators as Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), Hayley Williams (Paramore) and Elizabeth Powell (Land of Talk). 

        TRACK LISTING

        1. Silhouettes
        2. Every Wave To Ever Rise (feat. Elizabeth Powell)
        3. Uncomfortably Numb (feat. Hayley Williams)
        4. Heir Apparent
        5. Doom In Full Bloom
        6. I Can't Feel You (feat. Rachel Goswell)
        7. Mine To Miss
        8. Life Support


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