American Football
About This Event
Midwest emo band American Football brings its interlocking guitars, restrained rhythms and plainspoken vocals to the Brooklyn Paramount, where their catalog reads differently at full volume in a large room. They share the bill with Ian Sweet, the Los Angeles–based project of Jilian Medford, whose close-miked, pop-structured songs and noise-worn guitars place arrangement and lyric at the center.
About the Artists
Ian Sweet
Ian Sweet is the stage name of Los Angeles–based indie rock musician Jilian Medford, working in the rock/pop lane with an ear for pop structure and noise-worn guitars. Her work centers on direct songwriting and close-miked vocals that keep the focus on the lyric.
American Football
American Football is a Midwest emo band formed in Urbana, Illinois, active briefly in the late 1990s before returning to regular work in the 2010s. Their songs lean on interlocking guitars, restrained rhythm, and plainspoken vocals, with a focus on structure and mood rather than display.