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[ElectricBlanketFire]

Holy crap!

American Football, the pioneering Illinois emo band, have announced their first album in 17 years. Like their 1999 debut, the new LP is also titled American Football. It’s out October 21 via Polyvinyl in the U.S. and Wichita in the UK and Europe. Listen to the lead single “I've Been So Lost For So Long” below, and also find the album’s artwork and tracklist. Read our new interview with the band over on the Pitch. American Football have also announced a series of record release shows.

Holy SHIT

Direct link to the song

https://soundcloud.com/american-football/ive-been-so-lost-for-so-long-1

01 Where Are We Now?
02 My Instincts Are the Enemy
03 Home Is Where the Haunt Is
04 Born to Lose
05 I've Been So Lost for So Long
06 Give Me the Gun
07 I Need a Drink (or Two or Three)
08 Desire Gets in the Way
09 Everyone Is Dressed Up

 

[SomedayTheFire]

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

so hyped.

 

[Mr. Doop]

Out of nowhere! I was just listening to their self titled album yesterday. Hope this lives up to the legacy of that one.

 

[TheLetdown]

Out of nowhere! I was just listening to their self titled album yesterday. Hope this lives up to the legacy of that one.

Mike Kinsella has been putting out pretty consistent records as Owen. I don't want to jinx anything but I've got a good feeling about this.

 

[Alucrid]

wow, huge news

 

[OnionPowder]

Holy SHIT

Direct link to the song

https://soundcloud.com/american-football/ive-been-so-lost-for-so-long-1

 

[olympia]

That was fast

they just put a teaser out yesterday

2016 is an amazing year for emo

 

[PillarEN]

Holy mother of god. This is going to be the best thing ever when it comes out.

 

[Futureman]

these are folks from Capn Jazz? LOOOVE that compilation record by them.

 

[EnlightenedMint]

Holy shit, didnt expect this to ever happen.

 

[SlickShoes]

Finally got to see them live last year I think it was, really fantastic. New song sounds great. That first album is just magical, it's timeless. If this is anywhere near close it will be amazing.

 

[hughesta]

2016 is nuts.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

bought the early bird gold. international shipping is criminal.

 

[intheinbetween]

aaaand early bird vinyl edition bought!!

 

[Kyonashi]

Damn the single is pretty tight too.

Love that they kept the typography for the new cover, it's really pretty.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

song is great and what I wanted from their / they're / there

 

[kris.]

these are folks from Capn Jazz? LOOOVE that compilation record by them.

just Mike Kinsella, but yea

this came outta nowhere. figured the reunion was just gonna be a cash grab with a re-release of the s/t on vinyl. didn't not expect any new music. i keep saying this year can't get any better in terms of music releases, but goddamn it keeps proving me wrong.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

just Mike Kinsella, but yea

this came outta nowhere. figured the reunion was just gonna be a cash grab with a re-release of the s/t on vinyl. didn't not expect any new music. i keep saying this year can't get any better in terms of music releases, but goddamn it keeps proving me wrong.

They had been teasing new music for a while. They've even posted live clips of new tracks.

 

[kris.]

They had been teasing new music for a while. They've even posted live clips of new tracks.

aww heck, i had no idea

 

[C.Mongler]

Woah. Did not expect this one, just saw these guys a couple weekends ago at Wrecking Ball in Atlanta and it was phenomenal.

Got to say I'm not in love with this track on first listen, but I'll give it a few more goes. I like the instrumentation, but I'm not a fan of the production of Mike's vocals. They're way too, I don't know, up front? In your face? Clean? It just kind of lacks the rawness that his voice did on the first album for me. Though this seems to be a trend in reunited emo band revival albums, as The Jazz June and Braid's comeback albums had the same issue for me.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Finally was able to get to a quiet place and listen.

This is so great. It sounds just as I would expect it to. Perfect for fall.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Another new song: "Give Me The Gun"

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Another new song: "Desire Gets In The Way"

 

[Superimposer]

Wow. Surprisingly all 3 tracks are really fucking good

 

[EdmondD]

Awesome. There was something special about their first album being there only one. Like they just came out of nowhere with something amazing and then just faded away. I really like Owen a lot. I can't wait for this.