American Football (LP2)
by American Football
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
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  1. Jungstir
    Oct 29, 2016
    9
    I had heard that this CD was not up to par from their previous work. I listened to it while on a road trip and I am happy to report it exceeded my expectations. Clear crisp production with occasional jams, tight guitar and percussion and memorable prose throughout. This one is a keeper!
  2. Marcbackman
    Oct 22, 2016
    8
    The band have grown with their listeners, moving their angst and sorrows from their mid-20s to middle age and adulthood seamlessly. I think the album succeeds in dealing with the themes of regret, loss, time and the changing personal identity over time. Sound-wise it sounds very similar to the first album by American Football and also previous Owen releases.

    Some great lyrics on this    The band have grown with their listeners, moving their angst and sorrows from their mid-20s to middle age and adulthood seamlessly. I think the album succeeds in dealing with the themes of regret, loss, time and the changing personal identity over time. Sound-wise it sounds very similar to the first album by American Football and also previous Owen releases.

    Some great lyrics on this album. "The best way to describe the ocean to a blind man is to push him in."    … Expand

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Magnet
    Nov 16, 2016
    75
    LP2 is certainly worthy of standing next to a genre classic. [No. 137, p.53]
  2. musicOMH.com
    Oct 31, 2016
    80
    Beautiful, sad, uplifting, and thoughtful, American Football’s return is definitely something to get excited about, but in a subdued way.
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  3. Clash Music
    Oct 26, 2016
    80
    Yet American Football sounds like nothing that’s come in the last 16 years, or the last two for that matter.
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