Sep 22, 2022 By Joey Arnone

LIES (Mike and Nate Kinsella, cousins and band members in American Football and Joan of Arc) have shared a new single, “Corbeau.” It is out now via Polyvinyl. More

May 05, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Mike and Nate Kinsella, cousins and band members in American Football and Joan of Arc, have formed a new band, LIES. They have subsequently shared two new songs, “Blemishes” and “Echoes,” in addition to announcing a LIES hotline at 1-888-290-LIES (5437). More

Dec 10, 2021 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the 46th Songs of the Week of 2021. As the Christmas holidays creep in there are fewer new tracks of note to choose from. This week’s list is mainly populated with reliable established artists, rather than new up and comers. More

Dec 09, 2021 By Joey Arnone

American Football have shared two new singles, “Rare Symmetry” and a cover of Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You” featuring Miya Folick. The release marks the final recordings of the band with founding member Steve Lamos, who announced his departure earlier this year. The songs will be made available as a 10-inch vinyl release on June 10, 2022 via Polyvinyl. More

Jan 25, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

This was a helluva week for new music. Monday was fairly quiet due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but Foals officially announced two albums and shared a cinematic video for a new song. More

Jan 08, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

American Football are releasing a new album, American Football (LP3) (in other words it’s their third self-titled album), on March 22 via Polyvinyl. Previously they shared its first single, “Silhouettes.” More

Dec 11, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

American Football have announced a new album, American Football (LP3) (in other words it’s their third self-titled album), and shared its first single, “Silhouettes.” American Football (LP3) is due out March 22, 2019 via Polyvinyl and features guest vocals from Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Land of Talk’s Elizabeth Powell, and Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell. More

May 22, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

It may have taken them 17 years to do it, but emo heroes American Football finally returned with their self-titled sophomore album (confusingly their 1999 debut was also self-titled), American Football, last October via Polyvinyl. More

Oct 13, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

It may have taken them 17 years to do it, but emo heroes American Football are finally returning with their self-titled sophomore album (confusingly their 1999 debut was also self-titled). More

Sep 15, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

The great Champaign, Il based indie record label Polyvinyl turns 20 this year. To honor that they are putting out a new compilation, Polyvinyl Plays Polyvinyl, in which its artists cover other artists on the label. And today they have already shared four of the tracks from the compilation, all of which you can stream below. More

Apr 17, 2019 By Timothy Michalik

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. More