Anyone attending any of the shows they announced so far? A few friends and I are gonna try and snag some tickets to the NYC show.
i want to go to NYC because last time i saw them in the city i was fevered and literally do not remember the set at all
Incredible news. I have been out of the loop and just happened to see this post. Never thought another album would happen. The song sounds great, too.
Not a guy! but okay! Y'all have changed my mind, I no longer hear Owen lol thanks for setting me straight.
I think it sounds Owen-ish to some people because 1. It's Mike's voice. We've had a billion Owen albums and no new AF stuff for 17 years. It was easy to separate them both because vocally, he's changed a lot in the last 17 years. 2. It's got more lyrics than most of the old AF songs, and the song's structure is pretty standard, rather than having lots of different parts. Yadda yadda yadda But musically, this sounds like classic American Football, and I'm stoked to hear the rest of the record!
everyone agrees it sounds closer to owen than the original album, no one disputes this, some people are just trying to be like "Rahrahrah i am an expert OF COURSE it sounds like owen lol idiot what did you expect!!!!" thank god we have yall to remind us the singer of owen is the same singer of american football, whatever would we do without your Authority Expert Status
Bout to bust a gut over people getting upset over the "it sounds like Owen" comments. I haven't seen a single person say it's bad because it sounds like Owen... (Though I don't personally like Mike's voice as much now.)
everyone relax and rejoice for this beautiful gift we've been given song is stellar. it's already stuck in my head after two listens, haha. seriously just what i needed the day before classes start, this is gonna be a fall record through and through.
Bought tickets to the Chicago show as soon as they were announced, I can't believe it's going to be an album release show. I discovered American Football on AP when I was a freshman in high school back in 2005 and it absolutely changed my life. I still don't know if I've completely processed this yet.
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I think people are overreacting a bit to people making the Owen comparisons. I don't think anyone is actually UPSET that this new song reminds them of Owen, haha. Maybe I'm wrong. The more Mike Kinsella music I get the better. I don't care what band it is or if anything sounds like something else. Just give me all of it! I LOVE THIS MAN.