American Football have released a new single called “Bad Moons,” which can be streamed below. The track appears on their forthcoming album, American Football (LP4), out May 1. On the new single, Mike Kinsella says:
“‘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. 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.”
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
