As American Football gear up for their upcoming reunion shows, kicking off this weekend at The Pygmalion Festival, The A.V. Club has released their recent Undercover Sessions recording of Elvis Costello’s classic “Alison”. Over the coming months the revered and influential band will go on to play sold-out shows in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Upcoming show schedule below.
Watch American Football cover Elvis Costello’s “Alison”
http://www.avclub.com/video/
American Football make the first stop on their reunion show run this coming Sunday, September 28th
at The Pygmalion Festival in Champaign/Urbana, IL, the location of the trio’s formation and until recently, last live performances over 15 years ago. The same amount of time has passed since the release of their seminal self-titled 1999 debut album. Reissued as a deluxe edition this past spring, American Football (Deluxe Edition) debuted at #68 on the Billboard 200 charts. An incredible feat for an album that never went out of print and has remained one of Polyvinyl Records’ most consistent releases year to year.
Though the trio only played a few shows and released just one other record (a three-song EP that preceded American Football), their influence and legacy has steadily continued to grow in the time after they disbanded. Upon its release, Pitchfork named the deluxe edition reissue “Best New Reissue” and noted that “we’re only now beginning to recognize how American Football struck an emotional chord, one that’s proven to be every bit as resonant.“
Watch the music video for “Never Meant” on NPR Music‘s “First Watch”
http://www.npr.org/event/
Available on 2xLP (Red Vinyl), 2xCD, cassette tape, and digital formats, the deluxe edition reissue features beautifully expanded packaging and incorporates new photographs from Chris Strong along with lyrics, detailed liner notes written by the band, and never-before-seen band pictures.
Order American Football (Deluxe Edition)via Polyvinyl Records
https://www.polyvinylrecords.
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“Nearly every song on American Football set a standard for the next decade of emo.”
– The A.V. Club
“After 15 years the record is lyrically, stylistically, and sonically referenced, revered, and beloved.” – Noisey/Vice
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)
December 11th – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
December 12th – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (SOLD OUT)
December 13th – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre (SOLD OUT)
December 14th – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
