American Football’s self-titled release comes from Champaign and Polyvinyl Records, issued on September 14, 1999. The source tags place it around indie, rock and jazz, with Kinsella and Owen names tied to the project. That points to a guitar-band record with a less straight-ahead feel than standard indie rock, though the available material doesn’t give enough detail to pin down the instrumentation or production more closely.
The nine-song tracklist moves from “Never Meant” and “The Summer Ends” through “Honestly?”, “For Sure” and “Stay Home”, ending with “The One With The Wurlitzer”. Even the titles suggest a personal, inward-looking set, with “You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon” and “I’ll See You When We’re Both Not So Emotional” giving it a conversational edge. Anyone drawn to late-1990s indie rock with jazz in the tags, or to the Kinsella and Owen connection, will know where to start. Polyvinyl offers the album as a paid release in MP3 320, FLAC 16/44, ALAC, WAV and AIFF, with vinyl and CD also available.
