Mike Kinsella
American musician (born 1977)
Mike Kinsella
Kinsella in 2007
Born (1977-03-04 ) March 4, 1977 (age 47) Origin Chicago , IllinoisGenres Occupations
Musician
singer-songwriter
Instruments
Vocals
guitar
keyboards
bass guitar
drums
Years active 1989–present Labels Member of Website owenmusic .com
Musical artist
Mike Kinsella (born March 4, 1977) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Having been involved in many Illinois -based bands, he is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the emo band American Football .
Career
Kinsella's first musical project was serving as drummer for the band Cap'n Jazz , which he co-founded with his brother Tim .[ 3] Cap'n Jazz originally featured their local high school star running back on drums. When he quit to focus on football, a 12-year-old Mike Kinsella learned how to play a 16-piece drum set.[ 4]
With either Tim and/or cousin Nate Kinsella , he has also participated in the projects Owls and Joan of Arc .
In 1997, Kinsella, along with Steve Lamos and Steve Holmes, formed the band American Football , which would go on to release an EP in 1998 and a full-length album in 1999, before disbanding. After a 15-year hiatus, the band returned in 2014. They issued a sophomore album in 2016 and a third one in 2019.
In 2001, Kinsella began his current solo project, Owen , in which he performs vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, loops, etc.[ 5] Kinsella was also in a band called The Shirts and Skins, with his wife. In 2013, he released two EPs with Their / They're / There , a project featuring Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It. and Matthew Frank of Loose Lips Sink Ships.[ 6] He has also been part of the band The One Up Downstairs , alongside American Football drummer Steve Lamos.
Many of his albums, including Owen and No Good for No One Now , were recorded at his mother's home.[ 7]
Discography
Year
Title
Band
Label
Format
Additional Information
1995
Burritos...(AKA: Shmap’n Shmazz)
Cap'n Jazz
Man With Gun Records
LP/CD
Drums/vocals
1997
A Portable Model Of...
Joan of Arc
Jade Tree Records
LP/CD
Drums
1998
Analphabetapolothology
Cap'n Jazz
Jade Tree Records
2×CD
Drums/vocals
1998
American Football
American Football
Polyvinyl Records
EP/CD
Guitar/vocals
1999
American Football
American Football
Polyvinyl Records
LP/CD
Guitar/bass/vocals
1999
Live in Chicago, 1999
Joan of Arc
Jade Tree Records
LP/CD
Drums
2000
The Gap
Joan of Arc
Jade Tree Records
LP/CD
Drums
2001
Owls
Owls
Jade Tree Records
LP/CD
Drums
2001
Owen
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Guitar/vocals/drums/bass
2002
No Good for No One Now
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Guitar/vocals/drums/bass
2002
Open Ground
Kyle Fischer
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Drums
2003
Best of Altan
The Songs Altan
Green Linnet Records
CD
Harmonica
2003
In Rape Fantasy and Terror Sex We Trust
Joan of Arc
Perishable Records
CD
Bass/drums/percussion
2003
So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness
Joan of Arc
Jade Tree Records
CD
Bass/drums
2004
Anyone in Love With You (Already Knows)
Rainer Maria
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Tambourine
2004
The Rutabega/Owen Split EP
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Guitar/vocals/drums/bass
2004
Total Eclipse of the Heart
The Love of Everything
Record Label Records
CD
Drums
2004
(The EP)
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Guitar/vocals/drums/bass
2004
Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain
Joan of Arc
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Drums
2005
I Do Perceive
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Guitar/vocals/drums/bass/programming
2005
Association of Utopian Hologram Swallowers
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Guitar/vocals
2005
Presents Guitar Duets
Joan of Arc
Record Label Records
CD
Guitar
2006
At Home with Owen
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Guitar/piano/vocals
2007
Many Times I've Mistaken
Joan of Arc
Polyvinyl Records
EP/CD
Guitar
2007
Owen/The City on Film
Owen
Red Cars Go Faster
7-inch vinyl
Guitar/piano/organ/vocals
2008
Boo! Human
Joan of Arc
Polyvinyl Records
LP/CD
Drums
2009
The Seaside EP
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Guitar/vocals
2009
New Leaves
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD
Guitar/vocals
2010
Abandoned Bridges
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
7-inch EP
Guitar/vocals
2010
Darling, Darling
Crissi Cochrane
Independent
CD
Drums/guitar
2011
Oh, Evelyn
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
7-inch EP
Guitar/vocals/drums/bass
2011
Ghost Town
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl
Guitar/vocals
2013
Their / They're / There
Their / They're / There
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl
Drums
2013
L'Ami du Peuple
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl, cassette
Guitar/vocals/drums/piano/bass
2013
Analog Weekend
Their / They're / There
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl
Drums
2014
TWO
Owls
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl, cassette
Drums
2014
American Football (Deluxe Edition)
American Football
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl, cassette
Guitar/bass/vocals
Deluxe edition of first LP
2014
Other People's Songs
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl, cassette
Guitar/vocals/drums/piano/bass
2015
Owen/Into It. Over It. Split EP
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
Vinyl
Guitar/vocals/drums/piano/bass
2016
The Sleep Whose Dreams Are Life
Aleph Eris
HOMHOMHOM Records of the Eternal Now
Vinyl
Drums
2016
The King of Whys
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl, cassette
Guitar/vocals/drums/piano/bass
2016
American Football
American Football
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl, cassette
Guitar/vocals
2019
American Football
American Football
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl, cassette
Guitar/vocals
2020
The Avalanche
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl, cassette
Guitar/vocals
2023
Lies
Lies
Polyvinyl Records
Vinyl
Guitar/vocals
2024
The Falls of Sioux
Owen
Polyvinyl Records
CD, vinyl
Guitar/vocals
References
^ Libman, K.C. (December 10, 2013). "How Mike Kinsella's Work Defined (and Continues To Redefine) Emo" . Phoenix New Times . Retrieved February 23, 2016 .
^ Gormely, Ian (May 6, 2014). "Tim & Mike Kinsella – You Can't Miss What You Forget" . Exclaim! . Retrieved February 23, 2016 .
^ "Press" . Jade Tree. September 21, 2007. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2013 .
^ Cohen, Ian. "Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards in the Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped on, and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over" . Pitchfork . Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
^ "Owen" . Polyvinyl Record Co . February 5, 2008. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008.
^ "Polyvinyl Record Co. – Their/They're/There" . Polyvinylrecords.com. Retrieved May 17, 2013 .
^ "Polyvinyl Record Co. – Owen" . Polyvinylrecords.com. Retrieved May 17, 2013 .
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