AMERICAN FOOTBALL STREAM ALBUM REISSUE WITH BONUS MATERIAL
VIA PITCHFORK ADVANCE
LIMITED EDITION 2000 COPY PRESSING OF YELLOW/GREEN VINYL
SELLS OUT VIA PRE-ORDER
REUNION SHOWS AT WEBSTER HALL IN NYC SELL OUT IN MINUTES
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR THE PYGMALION FESTIVAL IN CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL
Polyvinyl Records and American Football will reissue the Chicago/Urbana, IL band’s seminal self-titled 1999 debut on May 20th, 2014. In anticipation of the upcoming street date, the American Football (Deluxe Edition) reissue — featuring an album’s worth of rare live recordings, demos, and practice sessions — is available to stream in full this week via Pitchfork Advance. This fall the band will reunite for their first live shows since disbanding 15 years ago, playing The Pygmalion Festival as well as three sold-out shows at Webster Hall in New York City.
Stream the American Football (Deluxe Edition) reissue via Pitchfork Advance
http://pitchfork.com/advance/
Pre-Order American Football (Deluxe Edition)via Polyvinyl Records
https://www.polyvinylrecords.
The incredible excitement surrounding the influential late ’90s indie rock trio’s – Mike Kinsella (Cap’n Jazz, Owen, Owls), Steve Lamos, and Steve Holmes – album reissue and reunion shows was on full display when American Football’s three night run at Webster Hall in NYC this October surprised many by selling out in a matter of minutes. But to fans of the band or those familiar with their immense influence upon the musicians that followed in their understated yet significant artistic wake, the phenomenon was no surprise at all. The reissue itself has been met with incredible enthusiasm too, completely selling out of a limited 2000 copy pressing of yellow/green vinyl 2xLP via label pre-order. Long established fans and younger generations who have discovered American Football years after their dissolution have eagerly anticipated hearing the unreleased songs and live recordings found on the reissue.
In the 15 years since its release, American Football’s self-titled debut full-length has quietly become one of the most fiercely beloved titles in the Polyvinyl catalog. Though the trio only played a few shows and released just one other record (a three-song EP that preceded this full-length), their influence and legacy has steadily continued to grow in the time after they disbanded.
Upcoming Reunion Shows:
September 28th – Champaign/Urbana, IL – The Pygmalion Festival (thepygmalionfestival.com)
October 10th – New York, NY – Webster Hall (SOLD OUT)
October 11th – New York, NY – Webster Hall (SOLD OUT)
October 12th – New York, NY – Webster Hall (SOLD OUT)
