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American Football Is An American Midwest Emo Band From Urbana Illinois Originally Active From 1997 To 2000.
The Band Was Formed By Guitarist And Singer Mike Kinsella Formerly Of Cap'n Jazz The One Up Downstairs Joan Of Arc Owls And Currently Of Owen And Drummer Steve Lamos Formerly Of The One Up Downstairs And Currently Of The Geese And Also Included Guitar Player Steve Holmes. The Band Had Few Live Performances And Disbanded Less Than A Year After Releasing Their Self-Titled Album Still They Gained Critical Acclaim For That Album Which Merged The Plain-Spoken Confessional Lyrics And Melancholic/bittersweet Arpeggios Of Midwest Emo With The Varying Time Signatures Of Math Rock And The Atmosphere Of Post-Rock Providing A Softer Musical Sensibility. Mike Kinsella Explained The Band's Name Thus "My Girlfriend Had Been In Dublin Ireland Visiting Her Family. One Of The Things She Brought Home For Me Was A Flyer For A Chicago Bears Exhibition Game That Said "Come See American Football Featuring The Most Overpaid Athletes In The World." Something About That Statement Made Me Think Of Rock Bands Most Of Whom Are The Most Overpaid Musicians In The World. When I Suggested It As A Name The Other Guys Thought It Was Dumb. Still For Whatever Reason We Kept It".
The Band Regrouped In 2014 For Two Shows To Promote The Re-Issue Of Their Self-Titled Album.
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The Lead Track Off Of Their First Album “Never Meant” Immediately Throws The Listener Into The Emo/math Rock/post-Rock Sound For Which American Football Is Known. Played In 6/4 Time The Song Is About Trying To Justify A Failed Relationship. It’s Easy To Be In Love But What Do You Do After It Falls Out? Suppressing All The Memories And Emotions And Hiding Them Away – That’s What Lead Singer Mike Kinsella Deals With Here. Steve Lamos From 'Never Meant The Complete Oral History Of American Football' Said "We Decided Before The Album Was Even Recorded That We Were Going To Quit. I Vividly Remember Finishing The “Never Meant” Take. I Just Thought “Wow We’ll Never Play The Song That Well Again.” It’s Funny Now I’m Not Even Crazy About That Song. I Don’t Dislike It But It’s Not My Favorite. There Are Others Like “Stay Home” And “Honestly” That I Like Playing More In A Live Setting. But That Recorded Version Of “Never Meant” Feels Pretty Special." Stereogum Listed "Never Meant" As One Of The "30 Essential Songs From The Golden Era Of Emo" And "The Summer Ends" As One Of The "30 Essential Post-Rock Songs". NME Listed The Album As One Of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time". Rolling Stone Ranked The Album At No. 6 On Their List Of The 40 Greatest Emo Albums Of All Time. "Never Meant" Was Named The Greatest Emo Song Of All Time By Vulture. On June 5 2014 A Music Video Was Released For "Never Meant". Directed By Chris Strong The Video Was Filmed Inside And Around The House And Features On The Album Cover Artwork. The Video Was Set In Urbana Illinois Around 1999. Strong Revealed That The Storyline Was "about A Brief Relationship Between Two Characters At The End Of Their College Experience". Strong Had Other People Portray The Band.
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American Football Is An American Midwest Emo Band From Urbana Illinois Originally Active From 1997 To 2000.
The Band Was Formed By Guitarist And Singer Mike Kinsella Formerly Of Cap'n Jazz The One Up Downstairs Joan Of Arc Owls And Currently Of Owen And Drummer Steve Lamos Formerly Of The One Up Downstairs And Currently Of The Geese And Also Included Guitar Player Steve Holmes. The Band Had Few Live Performances And Disbanded Less Than A Year After Releasing Their Self-Titled Album Still They Gained Critical Acclaim For That Album Which Merged The Plain-Spoken Confessional Lyrics And Melancholic/bittersweet Arpeggios Of Midwest Emo With The Varying Time Signatures Of Math Rock And The Atmosphere Of Post-Rock Providing A Softer Musical Sensibility. Mike Kinsella Explained The Band's Name Thus "My Girlfriend Had Been In Dublin Ireland Visiting Her Family. One Of The Things She Brought Home For Me Was A Flyer For A Chicago Bears Exhibition Game That Said "Come See American Football Featuring The Most Overpaid Athletes In The World." Something About That Statement Made Me Think Of Rock Bands Most Of Whom Are The Most Overpaid Musicians In The World. When I Suggested It As A Name The Other Guys Thought It Was Dumb. Still For Whatever Reason We Kept It".
The Band Regrouped In 2014 For Two Shows To Promote The Re-Issue Of Their Self-Titled Album. read less
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The Band Was Formed By Guitarist And Singer Mike Kinsella Formerly Of Cap'n Jazz The One Up Downstairs Joan Of Arc Owls And Currently Of Owen And Drummer Steve Lamos Formerly Of The One Up Downstairs And Currently Of The Geese And Also Included Guitar Player Steve Holmes. The Band Had Few Live Performances And Disbanded Less Than A Year After Releasing Their Self-Titled Album Still They Gained Critical Acclaim For That Album Which Merged The Plain-Spoken Confessional Lyrics And Melancholic/bittersweet Arpeggios Of Midwest Emo With The Varying Time Signatures Of Math Rock And The Atmosphere Of Post-Rock Providing A Softer Musical Sensibility. Mike Kinsella Explained The Band's Name Thus "My Girlfriend Had Been In Dublin Ireland Visiting Her Family. One Of The Things She Brought Home For Me Was A Flyer For A Chicago Bears Exhibition Game That Said "Come See American Football Featuring The Most Overpaid Athletes In The World." Something About That Statement Made Me Think Of Rock Bands Most Of Whom Are The Most Overpaid Musicians In The World. When I Suggested It As A Name The Other Guys Thought It Was Dumb. Still For Whatever Reason We Kept It".
The Band Regrouped In 2014 For Two Shows To Promote The Re-Issue Of Their Self-Titled Album. read less
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The lead track off of their first album, “Never Meant” immediately throws the listener into the emo/math rock/post-rock sound for which American Football is known.
Played in 6/4 time, the song is about trying to justify a failed relationship. It’s easy to be in love, but what do you do after it falls out? Suppressing all the memories and emotions and hiding them away – that’s what lead singer Mike Kinsella deals with here.
Steve Lamos, from 'Never Meant: The Complete Oral History of American Football', said:
"We decided before the album was even recorded that we were going to quit. I vividly remember finishing the “Never Meant” take. I just thought, “Wow we’ll never play the song that well again.” It’s funny: now I’m not even crazy about that song. I don’t dislike it but it’s not my favorite. There are others like “Stay Home” and “Honestly” that I like playing more in a live setting. But that recorded version of “Never Meant” feels pretty special."
Stereogum listed "Never Meant" as one of the "30 Essential Songs From The Golden Era Of Emo" and "The Summer Ends" as one of the "30 Essential Post-Rock Songs". NME listed the album as one of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time". Rolling Stone ranked the album at No. 6 on their list of the 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time. "Never Meant" was named the greatest emo song of all time by Vulture.
On June 5, 2014, a music video was released for "Never Meant". Directed by Chris Strong, the video was filmed inside and around the house and features on the album cover artwork. The video was set in Urbana, Illinois, around 1999. Strong revealed that the storyline was "about a brief relationship between two characters at the end of their college experience". Strong had other people portray the band. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.