American Football - LP 4 American Football
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When the idea of recording a 4th album came up (for the second time), American Football knew things were going to get darker. After touring a year’s worth of sold-out 25th Anniversary shows around the world and releasing a covers album (featuring Iron & Wine, Ethel Cain, Blondshell & more), the quartet of Mike & Nate Kinsella, Steve Lamos, and Steve Holmes, linked up with producer / engineer Sonny Diperri (My Bloody Valentine, M83, Kurt Vile) to record what would become their most substantial record to date. Blending atmospheric textures with emotive, post-rock style catharsis, LP4 is unlike anything American Football have recorded thus far, yet it fits right in with their evolving and beautiful catalog.
Recorded during a 10-day retreat at Panoramic House in Stinson Beach, CA, LP4 finds the band intentionally walking into the abyss - themes of divorce, upheaval, and uncertainty are at the forefront, yet the band sounds more engaged and legitimized than ever before. Opening track, “Man Overboard,” showcases each member’s strengths - the un-matched style and jazz swing of Lamos’ drumming, the lyrical vulnerability and multi-instrumental mastery of both Kinsellas, and Holmes’ signature guitar work - all of it swirling together like a shoegaze tornado, the guitars and bass surging into something twisted and warped. Other standouts like “Blood On My Blood” showcase the band’s unique use of alternating time signatures while “Bad Moons” (the longest track the band has ever recorded) includes some of Kinsella’s most intense lyrics yet. The album also features additional guest vocals from Turnstile’s Brendan Yates (“No Feeling”), Wisp (“Wake Her Up”), and Rainer Maria’s Caithlin De Marrais(“Blood On My Blood”).
LP4 is an ambitious artistic statement from a band who have continued to push the boundaries of genre and culture. It’s a gorgeous and elaborate album, one that takes its time to show you its beauty, while hinting at the darker parts that are trying their best to stay hidden.
American Football’s highly anticipated fourth LP, recorded with producer / engineer Sonny Diperri (My Bloody Valentine, M83, Kurt Vile)
Features guest vocals from Turnstile’s Brendan Yates, Wisp, and Rainer Maria’s Caithlin De Marrais
195K+ physical albums scanned in the US across the artist catalog
400M+ catalog streams to date
475K+ social following
PRESS/ONLINE: Press for first single “Bad Moons” from Pitchfork, SPIN, Stereogum, Clash, The Line of Best Fit, BrooklynVegan, FLOOD, DORK, Consequence, NME, OurCulture, Under The Radar, and beyond. Past press for American Football from Pitchfork (Best New Reissue), Rolling Stone (40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time), NME (20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time), The Ringer (“Never Meant” - Best Emo Song of 1999), Vulture (“Never Meant” - 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time)
RADIO: Past sessions at KEXP, NPR Tiny Desk, AV Club Undercover, WNYC Soundcheck
LIVE: World tour announced for May/June/July/August
Sold out every show on their 2024 LP1 anniversary tour – 37K tickets across 30 shows. Past performances at Primavera Sound, Pitchfork Festival, Reading & Leeds, Shaky Knees, Best Kept Secret, Noisepop, Hopscotch Music Festival, Riot Fest, Fuji Rock, Treefort and more. “Never Meant” from American Football added to Fortnight Festival February 2026
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