American Football discography
American Football discography | |
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![]() American Football performing in 2017 | |
Studio albums | 3 |
Music videos | 8 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 4 |
The discography of the American rock and emo[note 1] band American Football consists of three studio albums, two extended plays (EP), four singles and eight music videos. Because all three albums are eponymous, they are known as LP1, LP2, and LP3.[2][4][5] The band was formed in 1997 in Urbana, Illinois, by Mike Kinsella, Steve Lamos, and Steve Holmes while they were students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[6] A year later, they released a self-titled EP,[1] followed by their debut studio album, American Football (LP1), in 1999.[1] Shortly after, the band graduated from college, and not expecting the album to receive any attention, broke up.[6]
LP1's music and enigmatic cover art, which shows a green tinted picture of a white house in Urbana, developed a word-of-mouth cult following,[7][8] and today is considered a central influences on the 2010s emo revival.[9] In 2014, Polyvinyl Records re-released LP1 as a deluxe edition,[10] which reached number 68 on the Billboard 200.[11] Its success led to the band reforming for a series of live shows that year, for which they recruited Nate Kinsella, Mike Kinsella's nephew.[12][13] In 2016, they released their sophomore album, American Football (LP2), which reached number 82 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Independent Albums chart.[11][14] They followed up with American Football (LP3), and an extended play of early demos, Year One Demos, in 2019. LP3 and Year One Demos reached numbers 4 and 44 respectively on the Independent Albums chart; although neither record reached the Billboard 200.[11][14]
Albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Ref. | ||
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US [11] |
US Indie [14] | ||||
American Football (LP1) | 68 | — | [1] | ||
American Football (LP2) |
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82 | 3 | [4] | |
American Football (LP3) |
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— | 4 | [2] | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Ref. |
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US Indie [14] | |||
American Football |
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— | [1] |
Year One Demos |
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44 | [15] |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
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"Give Me The Gun" | 2016 | American Football (LP2) | [16] |
"I've Been Lost For So Long" | 2016 | [17] | |
"Silhouettes" | 2019 | American Football (LP3) | [18] |
"Uncomfortably Numb" (featuring Hayley Williams) |
2019 | [19] |
Music videos
Title | Year | Album | Director | Ref. |
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"Never Meant" | 2014 | American Football (LP1) | Chris Strong | [20] |
"I've Been So Lost For So Long" | 2017 | American Football (LP2) | Matt Mayer and Ben Wietmarschen | [21][22] |
"My Instincts Are The Enemy" | 2017 | Chris Strong | [23] | |
"Home Is Where The Haunt Is" | 2017 | Erin Elders | [24] | |
"Uncomfortably Numb" (featuring Hayley Williams) |
2019 | American Football (LP3) | Atiba Jefferson | [19] |
"Silhouettes" | 2019 | Shawn Brackbill | [25] | |
"Every Wave To Ever Rise" (featuring Elizabeth Powell) |
2019 | Hydeon | [26] | |
"I Can’t Feel You" (featuring Rachel Goswell) |
2019 | David M. Helman | [27] |
References
Notes
- ^ The genre of American Football has been described as emo,[1] midwestern emo,[2] and math rock.[3]
- ^ LP1 was re-issued by Polyvinyl on May 20, 2014 as a deluxe edition.[10]
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Galil, Leor (December 19, 2019). "fter releasing one of 2019's best albums, American Football celebrate the 20th anniversary of an iconic emo LP". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Alejandrino, Rosmarie (March 14, 2019). "American Football's Third LP Expands On Its Storied Legacy With Newfound Wisdom". NPR. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew (September 13, 2019). "American Football's highly influential debut album turns 20". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Cohen, Ian (October 26, 2016). "American Football American Football". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "American Football". Polyvinyl Records. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Eff, Billy (May 24, 2019). "Some Emo Parenting Advice From American Football". Vice. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Corcoran, Nina (September 18, 2019). "American Football Turns 20". Stereogum. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Neumann, Sean (September 20, 2016). "Emo Tourism: How the American Football House Became One of Music's Biggest Landmarks". Vice. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Exposito, Suzy (November 2, 2016). "American Football: Inside Emo Godfathers' Unlikely Return". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Cohen, Ian (May 21, 2014). "American Football American Football". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "American Football Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Minsker, Evan (April 21, 2014). "American Football Reunite for First Shows in 15 Years". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Hyman, Dan (March 18, 2019). "Mike Kinsella's Part-Time Job Is His College Band". Chicago. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "American Football Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina (December 28, 2019). "American Football Year One Demos". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Gotrich, Lars (September 7, 2016). "The One With The Vibraphone: Hear American Football's 'Give Me The Gun'". NPR. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (August 23, 2016). "American Football – 'I've Been Lost For So Long'". Stereogum. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (December 11, 2018). "American Football Announce New Album, Release 'Silhouettes'". Spin. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Daramola, Israel (January 22, 2019). "Video: American Football – 'Uncomfortably Numb' (ft. Hayley Williams)". Spin. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Gotrich, Lars (June 5, 2014). "American Football, 'Never Meant'". NPR. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Wietmarschen, Ben; Mayer, Matt. "American Football – 'I've Been So Lost For So Long' (Official Music Video)". FunnyOrDie. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Gaca, Anna (April 4, 2017). "Video: American Football – 'I've Been So Lost for So Long'". Spin. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Gotrich, Lars (May 22, 2017). "American Football Dreams Of Japan For 'My Instincts Are The Enemy' Video". NPR. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ McDermott, Patrick D. (July 12, 2017). "Watch 'Home Is Where The Haunt Is,' American Football's Kind Of Depressing New Video". The Fader. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "American Football Air Video for 'Silhouettes'". DIY. January 8, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "Premiere: American Football's Music Video For 'Every Wave To Ever Rise' Featuring Stop-Motion by Hydeon". Juxtapoz. April 24, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "American Football Share Video for 'I Can't Feel You'". DIY. June 21, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.