American Football have teased upcoming new music – over five years on from their latest album.
The US band released ‘American Football’ (aka ‘LP3’) back in early 2019. Founding drummer and trumpeter Steve Lamos then left the line-up in July 2021, but returned last year.
Since then, the group have supported The 1975 at Finsbury Park in London and announced headline tours in the UK and US for this autumn. The forthcoming gigs will mark the 25th anniversary of their 1999 self-titled debut album (aka ‘LP1’).
Now, it appears that new material is imminent after the band shared a brief snippet of a song on social media yesterday (July 25).
The 24-second video slowly pans out from the 704 W High Street house in Urbana, Illinois – which features on the cover artwork for both ‘LP1’ and its 2016 follow-up, ‘LP2’.
Last year, American Football revealed that they had purchased the property (now known among fans as ‘The American Football House’) “in an effort to preserve its place and legacy within the community that built it”.
Track one pic.twitter.com/0aC06ETNta
— American Football (@americfootball) July 25, 2024
The preview clip is soundtracked by a gentle, acoustic and country-tinged instrumental. At the end of the visual, the screen fades to black and displays the date “07.31.2024” – suggesting the track will arrive next Wednesday (July 31).
In the caption, American Football wrote: “Track one.” You can check out the video in the post above.
American Football’s upcoming UK tour includes a headline gig at the Roundhouse in Camden Town, London on September 14. See the full schedule below, and find any remaining tickets here.
SEPTEMBER
11 – Rock City, Nottingham
12 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
13 – SWX, Bristol
14 – Roundhouse, London
The US leg will kick off later that month – see the itinerary and buy any remaining tickets here.
In a four-star review of American Football’s 2019 album – which featured Paramore‘s Hayley Williams – NME wrote: “Third time’s a charm for American Football, as this new sequel to their seminal 1999 debut sees them expand into more exploratory, even jazzy territory. They’re a band revitalised.”