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American Football
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
American Football
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Tracks played
Bad Moons — played 2026-03-06
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American Football — Bad Moons
Played: 2026-03-06 (new release)(TikTok)
Album: American Football (LP4) | Released: 25 February 2026 (single); album 1 May 2026 | Label: Polyvinyl Record Co. The lead single from American Football's first album in seven years. An eight-minute track described as a 'Frankenstein of two different demos' - one playful with toy pianos, one brooding with screeching guitars. Produced by Sonny DiPerri. Frontman Mike Kinsella describes it as beginning 'as a child - or rather, two, stacked up in a single trench coat, secretly living the life of a grown man.' The Illinois home on the cover of their iconic 1999 debut has been turned into an Airbnb. $1 from each tour ticket goes to immigrant rights organisations.
TikTok angle: Comeback-reveal hook: seven years of silence, and the house on their debut album cover is literally an Airbnb now. They return with an eight-minute track stitched together from two completely different demos - one sounding like children playing, the other like the end of the world.
American Football
Origin: Urbana, Illinois, USA · formed 1997 (disbanded 2000, reformed 2014) · active
Members: Mike Kinsella (guitar, bass, vocals — also of Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc, Owen), Steve Holmes (guitar), Steve Lamos (drums, trumpet); Nate Kinsella (bass) joined for the 2014 reunion
Genre: Midwest emo, math rock
Discography:
American Football (1999) — Polyvinyl — debut LP; now regarded as a foundational emo/math-rock record despite minimal impact at release
American Football (LP2) (2016) — Polyvinyl — first album after the 2014 reunion
American Football (LP3) (2019) — Polyvinyl
American Football (LP4) (2026) — Polyvinyl — first album in seven years, led by single "Bad Moons"
Facts:
Formed while its members were students in Urbana, Illinois; broke up in 2000 before the debut LP found its cult audience years later, prompting the 2014 reunion.
The house pictured on the 1999 debut's cover became an internet-famous emo landmark and is now rented out as an Airbnb.