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American Football are 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
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Album (5)
- 2026American Football
- 2019American Football
- 2016American Football
- 1999American Football
- —All of Us
EP (3)
- 2019Year One Demos
- 2014American Football 7"
- 1998American Football EP
Single (9)
- 2026Bad Moons
- 2026No Feeling
- 2024Never Meant
- 2024For Sure
- 2021Rare Symmetry / Fade Into You
- 2019Uncomfortably Numb
- 2018Silhouettes
- 2016I’ve Been So Lost for So Long
- 2016Give Me the Gun
Album (Live) (7)
- 2025American Football (live in Los Angeles)
- 19981998 01-17 Fireside Bowl, Chicago (IL)
- —2015-08-25: Reading Festival, Pilton, England
- —2017-07-17: Pitchfork Festival, Chicago, IL, USA
- —2019-07-27: Fuji Rock Festival, Yuzawa, Japan
- —2020-04-11: Never Meant, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- —2024-06-06: Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain
Album (Compilation) (1)
- 2024American Football (Covers)