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American Football on inspiring new generations and their most adventurous album yet: "It sounds like we’re on a different planet"

NME·Andrew Trendell·26 days ago
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American Football have spoken to NME about their enduring influence on new generations, and what went into their widescreen new album ‘LP4’. The US-alt rock pioneers would become one of the seminal bands of the midwest emo scene in the years after their seminal 1999 self-titled debut (known retrospectively as ‘LP1’), and in the time between their split the following year and 2014 reunion. They’ve released three more albums since then, the last being ‘LP3’ in 2019 and a 25th anniversary reissue of their debut album with covers by the likes of Ethel Cain, Blondshell, Manchester Orchestra, Iron & Wine and more. These names just scratch the surface of the countless artists they’ve inspired and how they broke down boundaries and genre to allow for a more emotional and cinematic approach to rock. Another such act would be Turnstile , with frontman Brendan Yates featuring on ‘No Feeling’ – their latest album released last week (Friday May 1).…

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