''American Football'' (also known as LP3) is the eponymous third
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by American
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band
American Football
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, released on March 22, 2019 through
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''American Football'' is the third
self-titled
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album by American Football and the second release since their reunion in 2014.
Background
On December 11, 2018, the first single from the album, "Silhouettes", was released, along with the band teasing a third project on Instagram, and the listing for a third self-titled album appearing on
Apple Music
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. A music video for "Silhouettes" was released on January 8, 2019. Later that month, the band released a new single, "Uncomfortably Numb", which references the
similarly titled song by
Pink Floyd
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and features vocals from
Paramore
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vocalist
Hayley Williams
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. It was released with an accompanying music video, starring former ''
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'' star
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and pro skater
Paul Rodriguez. This is their first album to not feature the "American Football house" on any cover or the artwork, as they did on their first two albums.
Reception
''American Football'' was met with highly positive reviews. At
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normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an
average
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score of 80, based on 14 reviews.
Track listing
Track listing information obtained through Apple Music.
Personnel
American Football
*Steve Holmes – guitar
*Steve Lamos – drums, trumpet
*Mike Kinsella – vocals, guitar
*Nate Kinsella – bass, glockenspiel
Additional personnel
*Jason "Jake" Cupp – production
*Rachel Goswell – vocals
*Elizabeth Powell – vocals
*Hayley Williams – vocals
Charts
References
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2019 albums
American Football (band) albums
Polyvinyl Record Co. albums