American Football - American Football Artist_Africa 70 Formed in South London in

Formed in South London in the mid-1980s

the band lay the foundations for future African-American crossover acts such as Fishbone

As the Jazz room identity increased within this environment for me Birmingham

Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “I Say A Little Prayer” (Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin)

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American Football - American Football Artist_Africa 70 Formed in South London inFrom Urbana, IL, American Football offered up a debut EP featuring the talents of guitarist vocalist Mike Kinsella (Owen, Cap'n Jazz, Joan of Arc), guitarist Steve Holmes and the impeccably timed, jazz like drumming of Steve Lamos. American Football created the kind of songs that held new discoveries upon each listen. These three songs, along with the nine that appear on the band's self titled full length, are the only American Football songs ever