Mike Kinsella already released a great Owen album this year, and now he will release the first American Football album since their 1999 debut on October 21 via Polyvinyl (!!!). It’s self-titled and/or ...

American Football is one of the defining bands of Champaign-Urbana and a landmark of the Midwest emo genre. Its 1999 debut album “American Football” spent years as a cult favorite before being ...

Imagine if your college diary became public. For most of us, that’s not hard to do, as thousands willingly spilled their guts on a now-shuttered Xanga account or on a Tumblr they’ve since forgotten ...

Through My Collection – American Football: American Football (1999) I grew up in a small town, not much bigger than Ashland where my business is based. There truly is nothing like a small town. That ...

Mike Kinsella looks dubious. The singer and guitarist of American Football, a band that shaped the Midwest emo sound and produced one of the most influential rock records of the 1990s, is thousands of ...

American Football are formally inviting you to stay the night at 704 West High Street in Urbana, Illinois—the white, residential house made famous by the cover of their self-titled debut album. Last ...