LP 4: CD John Moreland Byrne took a different approach

Byrne took a different approach to writing Grown Backwards – perhaps the most personal and emotionally expressive album of his storied career – than he had previously used

Deluxe 12" EP is comprised of 5 songs

He continues to explore his notorious angst and visceral pain

the record has its own internal logic

Or so we’re told

LP 4: CD John Moreland Byrne took a different approachWhen the idea of recording a 4th album came up (for the second time), American Football knew things were going to get darker. After touring a years worth of sold out 25th Anniversary shows around the world and releasing a covers album (featuring Iron & Wine, Ethel Cain, Blondshell & more), the quartet of Mike & Nate Kinsella, Steve Lamos, and Steve Holmes, linked up with producer engineer Sonny Diperri (My Bloody Valentine, M83, Kurt Vile) to record