Sidetrack: American Football

We continue our conversation on the origins of emo music with a look at 1999 self-titled album from American Football. Stepping away from the punk-rock influence entirely, American Football's unique sound introduced elements of jazz and math-rock into the emo repertoire. The album has since achieved cult-status and is widely considered one of the greatest and most important releases in the history of emo music. For more info, check out our show notes: https://www.nofillerpodcast.com/episode/ep-11-jimmy-eat-world-clarity#sidetrack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices