Monday 23 March 2015

football, etc.


football, etc. are a three-piece indie/emo band from Houston, Texas that formed in 2009. They are currently signed to Count Your Lucky Stars. In terms of sound, think of Rainer Maria, first and foremost. The female vocals, clean guitar tones, and lushness of football, etc. is very reminiscent of Rainer Maria. Also, add the slow, clean, arpeggiated guitars of Sunny Day Real Estate, plus the production atmosphere of modern bands like Joie de Vivre and Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate). Voila, football, etc. Beautiful guitar melodies and stellar vocals are key here. Their songwriting is solid, and they can fill up songs with such a seemingly minimal approach. They've kind of got a Sleater-Kinney thing going on between Lindsay Minton (vocals, guitar) and Mercy Harper, who plays guitar, but tuned down so it has the low end range of a bass. It makes for an interesting combination of sound. Enjoy.

1. Dream Big
2. Touchdown (Dance)
3. Catch The Spirit
4. First Down

1. Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) - Documenting Thirty Days 
2. football, etc. - Fightin' Phoenix

1. Away Game
2. XXL

1. Sudden Death
2. Incomplete
3. Safety
4. Lambeau Leap
5. X's And O's
6. Halftime
7. Sideline
8. Hail Mary
9. Flood
10. Mouthguard

1. football, etc. - hut 1
2. football, etc. - hut 3
3. football, etc. - hike
4. Square Business - Weight
5. Square Business - Medicine
6. Square Business - Walk By Faith

1. football, etc. - Down the Field
2. Plaids - Eleven
3. Plaids - Twelve

1. Fair
2. Goal
3. Audible
4. Hut 1
5. Forfeit
6. Extra Point
7. Time Out
8. Black Out
9. Red Zone
10. Turnover
11. Return

1. Sunday
2. Sweep
3. Receiver
4. Open

1. Save
2. Try Out
3. Foul
4. I Believe
5. Space
6. Eleven
7. Advantage
8. Overtime
9. Nutmeg
10. U20

1. Howler
2. Woodwork
3. Caught Sleeping
4. Vision

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