{"id":1202,"date":"2015-09-03T16:11:54","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T23:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2022-01-12T16:10:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T23:10:13","slug":"american-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/american-football","title":{"rendered":"Episode 49: American Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;The One with the Tambourine&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1205\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/SongExploder49-600x298.png\" alt=\"SongExploder49\" width=\"600\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=https%3A%2F%2Ff.prxu.org%2Fsong-exploder%2Ffeed-rss.xml&#038;ge=6f7628b0deae82a71d7e89a4ee60f24a\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/american-football-one-tambourine\/id788236947?i=351304921&#038;mt=2?&#038;uo=4&#038;at=10lMg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTUNES<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/dovetail.prxu.org\/song-exploder\/4935d533-b976-4e85-9998-05b3c4a97003\/SongExploder49-AmericanFootball-DT.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MP3<\/a><\/div>\n<p>The members of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/americanfootballmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Football<\/a> formed in 1997 as students at the University of Illinois, and released only one album and an EP before breaking up about three years later. Their critically acclaimed debut went on to achieve cult status as one of the most influential records of the \u201890s, and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyvinylrecords.com\/#product\/american_football_deluxe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reissued as a deluxe double-LP<\/a>\u00a0last year.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes, and Steve Lamos of American Football break down the first song they wrote together, \u201cThe One with the Tambourine,\u201d from their self-titled EP. They talk about being influenced by the Chicago music scene of the \u201890s, and how they combined alternative tunings, unconventional time signatures, and naivet\u00e9 to craft their\u00a0sound.<\/p>\n<p>Buy &#8220;The One with the Tambourine&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/the-one-with-the-tambourine\/id30634400?i=30634416&#038;uo=4&#038;at=10lMg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on iTunes<\/a>, or directly from American Football on their <a href=\"https:\/\/americanfootball.bandcamp.com\/album\/american-football-ep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bandcamp page<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The good folks at <a href=\"http:\/\/landland.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Landland<\/a> designed a limited-edition, silkscreened poster for the live event where this episode was recorded. You can order your own copy <a href=\"http:\/\/landland.bigcartel.com\/product\/american-football-song-exploder-live-recording\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/payload386.cargocollective.com\/1\/3\/110399\/10023785\/AmericanFootball_SongExploder_FinalScan_800px_600.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/songexploder.net\/transcripts\/american-football-transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NlutXAnNr0c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sea and Cake &#8211; &#8220;Jacking the Ball&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebow.com\/home.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The EBow <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/igcdn-photos-f-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-xpf1\/t51.2885-15\/e15\/11094467_1567065946916245_1136258461_n.jpg\"><br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/1XLgwrDTI6\/\">Live recording photo by Chase Igliori<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The One with the Tambourine&#8221; DOWNLOAD: iTUNES \u00b7 MP3 The members of\u00a0American Football formed in 1997 as students at the University of Illinois, and released only one album and an EP before breaking up about three years later. 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