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\nThe Inca believed that the past, present and future all ran parallel, and that you could jump between all three, and they in turn could all influence your life.<\/figure>\n

Which pretty neatly sums up my gig-going experiences of the last three weeks. With bands from my dim and distant past reforming and playing shows \u2013 Knapsack, Mineral and As Friends Rust, I\u2019m looking at you \u2013 and bands which will play a big part in my future \u2013 The Hotelier and Beach Slang in particular \u2013 all hitting the stage, it\u2019s felt like a major convergence of the past and future in the here and now.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s American Football<\/b>.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of bands I love from the past but few as much as American Football<\/b>. Unsurprisingly, as a band I have listened to a lot over the years, their sole, self-titled album has gone through a lot with me and it has a lot of baggage. So would Kinsellas Mike and Nate and Steves Holmes and Lamos be able to translate something so intensely personal to the big stage and make it a communal experience?<\/p>\n

First up were TTNG<\/b> (or This Town Needs Guns). I always feel bad for bands playing shows like this as they could put on the set of their lives and still have it forgotten at the end. They even apologise for not being very good the previous night, but there\u2019s no need for such contrition today, as they sound great. It\u2019s clear they\u2019ve worshipped at the Kinsella alter but they\u2019re the ideal opening act. Mike Kinsella will joke later that they\u2019re music nerds who spend too long practicing, but they\u2019re phenomenally talented and clearly stoked to be playing with one of their heroes. Pretty much everyone imaginable gets a shout out in thanks, and if anything they only heighten the expectation around the imminent arrival of the Illinois emo heroes. (3.5\/5)<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly the place erupts when American Football<\/b> finally hit the stage. But there\u2019s also a hushed reverence as the band go through their paces. It\u2019s rare for a venue of the Electric Ballroom to be so quiet you could hear a pin drop but that\u2019s how it seems at times as people soak in the ambience. Indeed, it\u2019s remarkable to see just how many people have a strong personal connection to the likes of \u2018Five Silent Miles\u2019, which sounds utterly spellbinding. And it\u2019s on delicate moments such as this where the addition of Nate Kinsella really lifts the sound, making it fill the nondescript, characterless Electric Ballroom.<\/p>\n

As a result, all of the groups more delicate moments sound heartbreakingly gorgeous. \u2018For Sure\u2019<\/i>, with its beautiful trumpet line is almost cinematic, while the epic \u2018Stay Home\u2019<\/i> is nine minutes of poetic beauty.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Mike Kinsella ensures the show isn\u2019t too po-faced and serious, joking about his favourite \u2013 and least favourite member \u2013 of the band and such humour helps make it an enjoyable, rather than too reverential an atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Throw in a couple of sing-alongs to \u2013 \u2018I\u2019ll See You When We\u2019re Both Not So Emotional\u2019<\/i> and \u2018But The Regrets Are Killing Me\u2019<\/i> in particular both helped define the modern emo blueprint and are both spectacular live, and received as such, while an encore ending on the hugely popular \u2018Never Meant\u2019<\/i> ensures fans go home elated. \u201cSee you in August, London. That\u2019s a hint,\u201d<\/i> says Kinsella, alluding to an as-yet unannounced return (the band has already confirmed for Reading and Leeds). You\u2019d be mad to miss them. (4.5\/5)<\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

Words by Rob Mair (@BobNightMair<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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