American Football have confirmed LP4, their first new album since 2019. Here’s everything we know about it so far.
When is LP4 going to be released?
The legendary emo band’s fourth album is set for release on May 1 through Polyvinyl. It will be their first in 7 years, making the gap between albums more than double that between 2019’s LP3 and 2016’s LP2, though fans had to wait more than 15 years for a follow-up to their iconic debut.
What does the cover art look like?
What about a tracklist?
1. Man Overboard
2. No Feeling
3. Blood On My Blood
4. Bad Moons
5. The One with the Piano
6. Patron Saint of Pale
7. Wake Her Up
8. Desdemona
9. Lullabye
10. No Soul to Save
Has American Football released anything since LP3?
In 2024, they celebrated the 25th anniversary of their debut album with a reissue and a covers compilation featuring Ethel Cain, Iron & Wine, Manchester Orchestra, and more. In 2019, they also celebrated LP1‘s 15th anniversary with the collection Year One Demos.
Has any music from the album been released?
On February 25, American Football released ‘Bad Moons’, the lead single from the album and first single in eight years, which fittingly clocks in at eight minutes. “‘Bad Moons’ is actually a Frankenstein of two different demos we’d been passing around for quite a while: one playful, with children playing and toy-pianos plinking; one brooding, with guitars screeching and drums bombasting,” singer-guitarist Mike Kinsella explained. “I had already been singing the “(…) in the dark” mantra over the latter, so the biggest challenge for me was thematically bridging the innocence and buoyancy of the first act with the deep despair of the second. I decided to begin the song as a child. Or, rather…two. Stacked up in a single trench coat; secretly, reluctantly living the life of a grown man, accruing all of his missteps and guilt along the way. By the end, these missteps are almost spilling out of the boys. A cathartic confession, hopefully at least somewhat relatable to anyone listening who’s ever lived a life.”
Is the band going to tour in support of the album?
Yes. In fact, that was the first hint of a new album in the works. The band’s 2026 itinerary includes dates in North America, Europe, and the UK, with support from Mei Seimones, Ian Sweet, and more.
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