Mike Kinsella (born March 4, 1977) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Having been involved in many
Illinois-based bands, he is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the
emo band
American Football.
Kinsella's first musical project was serving as drummer for the band
Cap'n Jazz
Cap'n Jazz (sometimes stylised as caP'n Jazz) was an American emo band formed in Chicago in 1989 by brothers Tim and Mike Kinsella, who were joined by Sam Zurick and Victor Villarreal. After a number of name changes and the addition of guitaris ...
, which he co-founded with his brother
Tim.
With either Tim and/or cousin
Nate Kinsella, he has also participated in the projects
Owls
Owls are birds from the Order (biology), order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly Solitary animal, solitary and Nocturnal animal, nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vi ...
and
Joan of Arc.
In 2001, Kinsella began his current solo project,
Owen, in which he performs vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, loops, etc.
Kinsella was also in a band called The Shirts and Skins, with his wife. In 2013, he released two EPs with his latest project,
Their / They're / There, featuring Evan Weiss of
Into It. Over It. and Matthew Frank of Loose Lips Sink Ships. He has also been part of the band
The One Up Downstairs
American Football (sometimes stylised in all lowercase as american football or americ anfootball) is an American rock band from Urbana, Illinois, originally active from 1997 until 2000, and again beginning with 2014 and onwards. The band was for ...
, alongside American Football drummer Steve Lamos.
Many of his albums, including ''
Owen'' and ''
No Good for No One Now'', were recorded at his mother's home.
Discography
References
External links
Biography on a Joan of Arc fan site, archivedOwen official websiteOwen live on The CurrentOwen Myspace pageThe Shirts and Skins Myspace page
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Living people
American rock drummers
People from Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Musicians from Chicago
1977 births
American male drummers
20th-century American drummers
21st-century American singers
21st-century American drummers
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male singers