American Football discography explained

Artist:American Football
Studio:3
Ep:2
Music Videos:8
Singles:4

The discography of the American rock and emo 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.[1] 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.[2] A year later, they released a self-titled EP, followed by their debut studio album, American Football (LP1), in 1999. Shortly after, the band graduated from college, and not expecting the album to receive any attention, broke up.[2]

LP1's music and enigmatic cover art, which shows a green tinted picture of a white house in Urbana (which later became known as the American Football House), developed a word-of-mouth cult following,[3] [4] and today is considered a central influence on the 2010s emo revival.[5] In 2014, Polyvinyl Records re-released LP1 as a deluxe edition, which reached number 68 on the Billboard 200. 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.[6] [7] In 2016, they released their second album, American Football (LP2), which reached number 82 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Independent Albums chart. 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.

Albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"
DetailsPeak chart positions
US
[8]
US
Indie

[9]
American Football (LP1)
  • Released: September 14, 1999
  • Label: Polyvinyl
68
American Football (LP2)
  • Released: October 21, 2016
  • Label: Polyvinyl
82 3[10]
American Football (LP3)
  • Released: March 22, 2019
  • Label: Polyvinyl
4[11]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"
DetailsPeak chart positions
US
Indie

American Football
  • Released: October 6, 1998
  • Label: Polyvinyl
[12]
Year One Demos
  • Released: December 13, 2019
  • Label: Polyvinyl
44[13]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title!scope=col
Yearscope=col Album
"Give Me the Gun"2016American Football (LP2)[14]
"I've Been Lost for So Long"[15]
"Silhouettes"2019American Football (LP3)[16]
"Uncomfortably Numb"
"Rare Symmetry"2021Non-album singles[17]
"Fade Into You"

Music videos

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbumDirector
"Never Meant"2014American Football (LP1)Chris Strong[18]
"I've Been So Lost for So Long"2017American Football (LP2)Matt Mayer and Ben Wietmarschen[19] [20]
"My Instincts Are the Enemy"2017Chris Strong[21]
"Home Is Where the Haunt Is"2017Erin Elders[22]
"Uncomfortably Numb"
2019American Football (LP3)Atiba Jefferson[23]
"Silhouettes"2019Shawn Brackbill[24]
"Every Wave to Ever Rise"
2019Hydeon[25]
"I Can't Feel You"
2019David M. Helman[26]
"Fade into You"
2022Non-album single[27]

References

Citations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: American Football. March 29, 2021. Polyvinyl Records. April 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415052306/https://polyvinylrecords.com/artist/american_football. live.
  2. Web site: Eff. Billy. May 24, 2019. Some Emo Parenting Advice From American Football. March 29, 2021. Vice. October 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026133006/https://www.vice.com/en/article/j5wjyp/some-emo-parenting-advice-from-american-football. live.
  3. Web site: Corcoran. Nina. September 18, 2019. American Football Turns 20. March 29, 2021. Stereogum. July 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210713230306/https://www.stereogum.com/2058678/american-football-turns-20/reviews/the-anniversary/. live.
  4. Web site: Neumann . Sean . Emo Tourism: How the American Football House Became One of Music's Biggest Landmarks . Vice . March 29, 2021 . September 20, 2016 . March 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180305103138/https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/jm5837/emo-tourism-how-the-american-football-house-became-the-one-of-musics-biggest-landmarks . live .
  5. Exposito. Suzy. November 2, 2016. American Football: Inside Emo Godfathers' Unlikely Return. March 29, 2021. Rolling Stone. January 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120173351/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/american-football-inside-emo-godfathers-unlikely-return-122039/. live.
  6. Web site: Minsker . Evan . American Football Reunite for First Shows in 15 Years . Pitchfork . March 29, 2021 . April 21, 2014 . May 31, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150531054323/http://pitchfork.com/news/54851-american-football-reunite-for-first-shows-in-15-years/ . live .
  7. Web site: Hyman. Dan. March 18, 2019. Mike Kinsella's Part-Time Job Is His College Band. March 29, 2021. Chicago. January 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128160110/https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/march-2019/mike-kinsellas-part-time-job-is-his-college-band-american-football-lp-3/. live.
  8. American Football Chart History: Billboard 200. April 28, 2022. Billboard. April 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220428113332/https://www.billboard.com/artist/american-football/chart-history/hsi/. live.
  9. American Football Chart History: Independent Albums . Billboard . April 28, 2022 . April 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428113332/https://www.billboard.com/artist/american-football/chart-history/ind/ . live .
  10. Web site: Cohen. Ian. October 26, 2016. American Football American Football. March 29, 2021. Pitchfork. November 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161129152438/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22526-american-football/. live.
  11. Web site: Alejandrino . Rosmarie . American Football's Third LP Expands On Its Storied Legacy With Newfound Wisdom . . March 29, 2021 . March 14, 2019 . July 31, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210731170555/https://www.npr.org/2019/03/14/700793122/first-listen-american-football-american-football-lp3 . live .
  12. Web site: Galil. Leor. December 19, 2019. After releasing one of 2019's best albums, American Football celebrate the 20th anniversary of an iconic emo LP. March 28, 2021. Chicago Reader. May 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510200401/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/after-releasing-one-of-2019s-best-albums-american-football-celebrate-the-20th-anniversary-of-an-iconic-emo-lp/Content?oid=76458263. live.
  13. Web site: Corcoran . Nina . American Football Year One Demos . Pitchfork . March 28, 2021 . December 28, 2019 . April 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416182836/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/american-football-year-one-demos/ . live .
  14. Web site: Gotrich . Lars . The One With The Vibraphone: Hear American Football's 'Give Me The Gun' . NPR . March 29, 2021 . September 7, 2016 . September 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160907162403/http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/09/07/492832280/the-one-with-the-vibraphone-hear-american-footballs-give-me-the-gun . live .
  15. Web site: DeVille . Chris . American Football – 'I've Been Lost For So Long' . Stereogum . March 29, 2021 . August 23, 2016 . April 14, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210414073011/https://www.stereogum.com/1895280/american-football-ive-been-lost-for-so-long/music/ . live .
  16. Web site: Cook-Wilson . Winston . American Football Announce New Album, Release 'Silhouettes' . . March 29, 2021 . December 11, 2018 . March 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302171559/https://www.spin.com/2018/12/american-football-new-album-announcement-silhouettes-listen/ . live .
  17. Web site: Corcoran . Nina . American Football Release New Song "Rare Symmetry" and Mazzy Star Cover: Listen . Pitchfork . December 16, 2021 . December 9, 2021 . December 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211210235038/https://pitchfork.com/news/american-football-release-new-song-rare-symmetry-and-mazzy-star-cover-listen/ . live .
  18. Web site: Gotrich . Lars . American Football, 'Never Meant' . NPR . March 28, 2021 . June 5, 2014 . March 7, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210307041006/https://www.npr.org/2014/06/05/317432831/american-football-never-meant . live .
  19. Web site: Wietmarschen . Ben . Mayer . Matt . American Football – 'I've Been So Lost For So Long' (Official Music Video) . . March 28, 2021 . June 19, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210619134310/https://www.funnyordie.com/2017/4/3/17723258/american-football-i-ve-been-so-lost-for-so-long-official-music-video . live .
  20. Web site: Gaca . Anna . Video: American Football – 'I've Been So Lost for So Long' . Spin . March 28, 2021 . April 4, 2017 . March 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322110652/https://www.spin.com/2017/04/american-football-ive-been-so-lost-for-so-long-goth-dad-video/ . live .
  21. Web site: Gotrich . Lars . American Football Dreams Of Japan For 'My Instincts Are The Enemy' Video . NPR . March 28, 2021 . May 22, 2017 . October 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028015626/https://www.npr.org/2017/05/22/529484383/american-football-dreams-of-japan-for-my-instincts-are-the-enemy-video . live .
  22. Web site: McDermott . Patrick D. . Watch 'Home Is Where The Haunt Is,' American Football's Kind Of Depressing New Video . . March 28, 2021 . July 12, 2017 . April 20, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210420175700/https://www.thefader.com/2017/07/12/american-football-home-is-where-the-haunt-is-video . live .
  23. Web site: Daramola . Israel . Video: American Football – 'Uncomfortably Numb' (ft. Hayley Williams) . Spin . March 28, 2021 . January 22, 2019 . September 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924022717/https://www.spin.com/2019/01/american-football-uncomfortably-numb-hayley-williams-video/ . live .
  24. Web site: American Football Air Video for 'Silhouettes' . . March 28, 2021 . January 8, 2019.
  25. Web site: Premiere: American Football's Music Video For 'Every Wave To Ever Rise' Featuring Stop-Motion by Hydeon . . March 28, 2021 . April 24, 2019 . October 21, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081236/https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/music/premiere-american-football-s-music-video-for-every-wave-to-ever-rise-featuring-stop-motion-by-hydeon/ . live .
  26. Web site: American Football Share Video for 'I Can't Feel You' . DIY . March 28, 2021 . June 21, 2019 . October 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211017101400/https://diymag.com/2019/06/21/american-football-share-video-for-i-cant-feel-you . live .
  27. Web site: American Football Cover Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’ . Spin . April 7, 2022 . April 5, 2022 . Marisa . Whitaker . April 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220406071624/https://www.spin.com/2022/04/american-football-mazzy-star-fade-into-you-cover/ . live .