On October 12th & 13th, 2024, American Football performed two sold-out shows at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles – part of the band’s 25th anniversary tour for their self-titled debut album. Featuring guest appearances from Ethel Cain and M.A.G.S., these special shows were recorded for American Football’s first and only live album, American Football (Live in Los Angeles). To coincide with the album’s release, the band teamed up with Prophet Media and director Steph Rinzler for the release of a full-length concert film, featuring candid interviews with the band, Ethel Cain, Yvette Young, and M.A.G.S. Both the film and album captures the legacy and unexpected staying power of a group that helped define a genre.

After quietly releasing their self-titled debut album in 1999 while still in college, American Football disbanded after the album’s release to focus on other projects, only to reunite 15 years later to a fanbase that had been consistently growing throughout the underground / emo scene. The album later appeared on Rolling Stone’s “40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time” list at #6, with Pitchfork giving it’s deluxe reissue the “Best New Reissue” title, calling it the “most influential album in the genre.”

• 1Five Silent Miles
• 2The Summer Ends
• 3Honestly?
• 4For Sure (Feat. Ethel Cain)
• 5You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon
• 6But the Regrets Are Killing Me
• 7I’ll See You When We’re Both Not So Emotional (Feat. M.A.G.S.)
• 8Stay Home / the One with the Wurlitzer
• 9Never Mean