American Football Vinyl Records

In 1999 Polyvinyl, then only 3 years old, released an unassuming debut album by a band called American Football. The band played a dozen shows and then parted ways. Then something remarkable happened: for the next 15 years, the album was discovered over and over, going on to sell more than 100,000 copies and becoming one of the most influential indie/emo albums of all-time. In 2014 and 2015 American Football played their first shows in 15 years, selling out venues the world over. Organically, the band started to write new material, and years of ideas gelled into a picture-perfect second album set to be released 17 years after the first.

American Football features members of Owen, Joan Of Arc, and The Geese. This self-titled debut showcases cleanly picked guitars, intricate drumming, and lyrical interplay. After numerous requests, it was made available on vinyl where it sold through two limited edition pressings before now being made available through nationwide retail.

Mike Kinsella (American Football, Cap'n Jazz, Joan Of Arc) and his nom de guerre is joined by The Rutabega (a.k.a. Josh Hensley) on this popular Owen title that's being released for the first time on vinyl. The Owen side features an alternate version of "Poor Souls" which appears on his second album, "No Good For No One Now", and also contains a solo version of American Football's "Never Meant".