{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3854f6b7-dd07-5986-9cab-9e69ded2bcbd/6a13d5238ff41815a8dbb5dd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. #1097: American Football","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620127d84925ed4ea3ec08aa/1779683707558-e1b883cf-5e56-45c4-bead-36736f612831.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Steve Holmes and Steve Lamos from <a href=\"https://www.americanfootballmusic.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American Football</a> are here to discuss <a href=\"https://american-football.ffm.to/LP4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>American Football (LP4)</em></a>, the joys of marking final papers by the college students you teach, the story behind the alluring, unsettling drum part in “Man Overboard” and an appreciation for James Bond soundtrack songs, why Lamos left and returned to American Football in recent years, the factual aspects of <em>LP4’s </em>lyrical themes and thoughts on Mike Kinsella’s direct, unadorned vocals, whether my theory that the album flows like a theatrical production has legs, a shoutout to English degrees, working with producer Sonny DiPerri in California and a surprising but very welcome surfing lesson, playing many shows, other future plans, and much more!</p><p><br></p><p>EVERY OTHER COMPLETE <em>KREATIVE KONTROL</em> EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. 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