American Football

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American Football is an American midwest emo band from Urbana, Illinois, originally active from 1997 to 2000. The band reunited in 2014. American Football was formed by guitarist, bassist and vocalist Mike Kinsella, formerly of Cap'n Jazz and Joan of Arc and also active as Owen; guitarist Steve Holmes; and drummer and trumpet player Steve Lamos, who had previously played in several bands including The One Up Downstairs and Edward Burch & The Staunch Characters and has also been associated with DMS. Lamos left the band in 2021 but rejoined in 2023. Despite the group's brief initial activity period, their self-titled debut album became one of the most critically acclaimed emo and math rock releases of its era. After reuniting in 2014, with Mike Kinsella's cousin Nate Kinsella joining on bass, American Football released three additional albums, all self-titled, in 2016, 2019 and 2026. Mike Kinsella and Steve Holmes met while attending Wheeling High School in Wheeling, Illinois. Kinsella h