Best Albums of 2026 (So far) Flea on May 16, 2026. (Credit: Matthew Rea) So many great albums this year, such a tough list to compile. The result is a globe-trotting cornucopia of rock, alternative, pop, alt-country, jazz, and even classical, from established music veterans to a new generation of artists who are challenging the […]

Levitation Locks In Bikini Kill, American Football Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hannah (photo: Daniel Boczarski / Contributor). Austin’s annual psych/punk/goth/noise endurance test is back. Levitation has unveiled the first wave of its 2026 lineup, again turning the city into a four-day fever dream of fuzz pedals, black clothing and committed crate-digger energy. Leading this year’s bill […]

Older, Sadder, Better: American Football Leans In On ‘LP4’ (photo: Alexa Viscius) On its improbable third album since reuniting in 2014 after a 14-year hiatus, American Football isn’t interested in reclaiming youth so much as interrogating what came after it. The Sonny DiPerri-co-produced LP4 (Polyvinyl) doesn’t just revisit the band’s long-established emotional palette – it […]

The House Still Stands, But American Football Has Moved On (photo: Alexa Viscius) Few bands carry a legacy quite like American Football – one that hinges as much on absence as output. The Champaign-Urbana, Ill.,-reared band’s self-titled 1999 debut became a touchstone of emo-leaning American indie rock through a slow, almost accidental canonization, greatly enhanced […]

Bleachers Bringing Linda Lindas, American Football On Tour (photo: Jono White] Bleachers will welcome the Linda Lindas, American Football, Wednesday, This Is Lorelei, Momo Boyd and Hovvdy as opening acts on their BLEACHERS FOREVER tour, which will begin June 5 in Chicago and run through Oct. 8 in Nashville. The outing comes in support of […]

Turnstile, Rainer Maria Members Guest On American Football LP American Football (photo: Alexa Viscius). Turnstile vocalist Brandon Yates, Rainer Maria frontwoman Caithlin De Marrais and Wisp’s Natalie R. Lu make guest appearances on American Football’s highly anticipated LP4, which will be released May 1 on Polyvinyl Records. The project is available for pre-order in a […]

American Football Go From Boys To Men On ‘Bad Moons’ American Football (photo: Alexa Viscius). The first taste of music from American Football’s fourth self-titled album (and third since reuniting in 2014) has finally arrived in the form of the eight-minute track “Bad Moons,” a Alex Acy-and Rémi Belleville-directed video for which is out now. LP4 […]

American Football Confirms Fourth Self-Titled LP American Football’s Steve Lamos, Mike Kinsella, Nate Kinsella and Steve Holmes (photo: Alexa Viscius). As expected, American Football has confirmed its fourth studio album, LP4, which will be released May 1 on Polyvinyl Records. For now, there’s not much additional information beyond the 10-song track list, which can be […]