"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."
"Bad Moons features the band's signature intricate, interwoven guitar melodies, layered with dynamic rhythms, atmospheric effects, and soft confessional vocals. The song comes complete with a corresponding music video that captures these sentiments, making use of a slow-motion montage to track the turbulent and fragile transition from boyhood to manhood."
"American Football (LP4) houses 'Bad Moons' and nine other tracks in total. The record sees the band face some of life's harshest realities head-on, reflecting on the disorientation, compromise, grief, and hard-won perspective of middle age."
American Football has unveiled 'Bad Moons,' the opening track from their forthcoming self-titled fourth album. The eight-minute composition combines two contrasting demos—one whimsical with toy pianos and children's sounds, the other intense with distorted guitars and heavy drums. Frontman Mike Kinsella crafted the song's narrative around two children in a trench coat experiencing adult life, accumulating guilt and missteps before reaching cathartic confession. The accompanying music video, directed by Alex Acy and Rémi Belleville, uses slow-motion cinematography to visualize the turbulent transition from boyhood to manhood. The album, releasing May 1st via Polyvinyl, contains ten tracks addressing middle-age themes including disorientation, compromise, and grief.
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