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Mar 29, 2019The guitars and brass survive, but everything else is fresh.
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Mar 22, 2019While wearing their influences on their sleeve, they deliver a lush and compact package of fleeting ballads to get lost in.
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Mar 21, 2019Nearly every track on LP3 pushes out toward the five-minute mark, and where previous American Football songs were internal journeys, this album’s travel to new vistas in all directions.
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Apr 17, 2019It's easily their most relaxed and thematically cohesive record, with darker undertones than expected.
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Mar 26, 2019American Football (LP3)’s sound is more expansive than ever, production is slick and Kinsella’s lyrics have matured along with him.
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Mar 22, 2019It’s the sound of a band breaking the reunion mould, making firm strides forward and leaving their legacy in the dust.
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Mar 21, 2019Their most fascinating record to date, and possibly their best as well.
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Kerrang!Mar 21, 2019American Football have matured, but what remains unchanged is their ability to gently tug the heartstrings. [23 Mar 2019, p.55]
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Mar 20, 2019LP3 is a house built brick by brick with patient songwriting--lush arrangements that blossom over a lengthy period of time, cultivating in fully fleshed out songs. Where’s LP1’s charm largely came from its high energy and juvenile tone, LP3 is the labor of seasoned musicians.
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Mar 20, 2019American Football build on their distinct craft for creating pop songs out of odd time signatures, seamlessly weaving multi-minute epics without ever feeling overblown such as on Silhouettes, cementing the band's return as a success.
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Mar 20, 2019This album is an advancement rather than a return to form. Despite their previous effort struggling against the weight of the band's dormancy, this album is a moving experience that brings with it a sense of fading youth.
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Mar 20, 2019Unafraid to experiment amongst all the traditionalist, lovelorn expression, the American Football of 2019 is a record both classic in intonation, and future-facing in intent. No longer a band of nostalgia bangers, American Football are back at the top of the pile.
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Mar 22, 2019Anyone over the age of 40 should recognize most of what they're singing about, and even if you don't, the sweeping melancholy and epic presentation should be enough to make this deep dive into relaxed angst a journey worth taking for the third time.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 34 out of 40
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Mixed: 5 out of 40
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Negative: 1 out of 40
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Apr 23, 2019Gorgeous, hypnotic, indelible and haunting. Opening track “Silhouettes” is worth the price of admission all by itself.
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Apr 4, 2019
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Mar 27, 2019