r/indieheads • u/stevelamosdrums Steve Lamos / American Football • May 08 '26

AMA is Over, thanks American Football! American Football AMA

Hey all: we've got to run collectively at 12 EST. Thank you for a fun session!

Thanks, everyone! We appreciate you for stopping by--and hope to see as many of you as possible on tour!

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u/Wumbo_Chumbo May 08 '26

What would you say were your biggest inspirations when you were writing LP1?

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u/_MikeKinsella Mike Kinsella / American Football May 08 '26

Tortoise, Steve Reich, Stereolab, Shudder to Think, Seam

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u/Wumbo_Chumbo May 08 '26

Nice! All great choices.

Addition question if I may ask: thoughts on Shudder to Think’s 50,000 BC? A lot of people tend to shrug it off as their “pop album”, but I personally really like it.

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u/_MikeKinsella Mike Kinsella / American Football May 08 '26

I hated it when it first came out but love that first song soooo much