American Football

AlbumJan 01 / 19999 songs, 40m 55s
Midwest Emo
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7.7 / 10

Coming after a 17-year hiatus, the second LP by American Football* *might be the most highly anticipated emo album ever made.

8.1 / 10

The dazzling third album from the stalwarts of Midwestern emo does away with the band’s self-mythology and takes bleary, bold steps toward a new dawn.

7.7 / 10

Coming after a 17-year hiatus, the second LP by American Football* *might be the most highly anticipated emo album ever made.

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A few stray guitar notes, some studio chatter, a drummer trying out some fills—these inauspicious sounds begin American Football’s classic self-titled debut from 1999, a landmark album that spawned countless emo bands that paled in comparison.

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A few stray guitar notes, some studio chatter, a drummer trying out some fills—these inauspicious sounds begin American Football’s classic self-titled debut from 1999, a landmark album that spawned countless emo bands that paled in comparison.

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A four-star review of American Football's 2019 self-titled album, released March 22 via Polyvinyl / Big Scary Monsters.

8.6 / 10

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8.6 / 10

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4 / 5

U.S. emo stalwarts American Football stun on third self-titled album

17 years in waiting, American Football’s return comes with more than a few preconceptions.

17 years in waiting, American Football’s return comes with more than a few preconceptions.

The sound of a band breaking the reunion mould.

American Football build on their distinct craft for creating odd pop songs and multi-minute epics on their third album.

American Football's inherent synergy hasn't aged a bit in the last 17 years; their control is immaculate, their romanticism timeless.

American Football's inherent synergy hasn't aged a bit in the last 17 years; their control is immaculate, their romanticism timeless.

9 / 10

The second eponymous American Football record is by no means a carbon-copy of the first, but the Illinois band seem to have done everything...

8 / 10

American Football are a product of their time and place. Their debut self-titled LP cemented the short-lived band's reputation amongst emo a...

9 / 10

The second eponymous American Football record is by no means a carbon-copy of the first, but the Illinois band seem to have done everything...

8.0 / 10

Twenty years ago, American Football, a trio of college students then located in Urbana, Illinois, released their debut self-titled album, American Football, and restructured the path that emo rock would take for the following decades.

8 / 10

American Football’s legacy, arguably, exists in a series of vacuums. When the emo quartet debuted way back in 1997 from the dregs of many other high

8 / 10

American Football’s legacy, arguably, exists in a series of vacuums. When the emo quartet debuted way back in 1997 from the dregs of many other high

7 / 10

17 years since the US cult emo, post-rock band's first album, American Football return

7 / 10

17 years since the US cult emo, post-rock band's first album, American Football return

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6.3 / 10

'American Football' by American Football, album review by Gregory Adams. the full-length cones out on October 21st via Polyvinyl Records.

6.3 / 10

'American Football' by American Football, album review by Gregory Adams. the full-length cones out on October 21st via Polyvinyl Records.

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Album Reviews: American Football – American Football

Album Reviews: American Football – American Football

4.5 / 5

American Football - American Football (LP2) review: Some things never change; maybe that's okay.

4.5 / 5

American Football - American Football (LP2) review: Some things never change; maybe that's okay.

4.0 / 5

American Football - American Football (LP3) review: I've never seen so far ahead of me