American Music Club

Feature: Popless Epilogue 1: On Returning

A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008

As the Popless project winds down, it's time for some reflection.

American Music Club, Bush Hall, London

The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008

Would you look at Mark Eitzel? One minute he's playing the arch barfly-cum-ham-cum-raconteur to a T. The next, he's hunched down into a song, pulling its melody into his burly frame, then throwing it out like some shot-putting balladeer. He can sing the hell out of a song when his mind is on the job, and he gives no half-measures tonight.

No Rest for the Wicked Mummy

Barbara's bleeuugh! (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

A very busy week this week, talk about hitting the ground running! I went up to Belfast on Tuesday employing my usual method of two-birds-one-stone. I saw American Music Club in the Empire and got to talk poetry the next morning for almost two hours. AMC were astonishing. I've heard Mark Eitzel sing on his abums; especially Love Songs for Patriots, which I brought home from San Francisco in 2005, but...

Music Club time at Academy

Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008

AMERICAN clubs: they've always had a certain je ne sais quoi over their British cousins.

Listening Booth: Centro-matic/South San Gabriel, “Dual Hawks”

Popdose (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008

What do we have here? Two bands, two albums, one package. Well yes, and no. While the bands have different names, and very different styles, South San Gabriel is the Centro-matic quartet with a few more musicians, and both are the brainchild of Will Johnson. Over the last ten years, Johnson has brought us [...]

Meursault - Tears at the ceilidh

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008

Meursault make haunting electronica, with ukuleles. It's great stuff, says ANDREW EATON

• Meursault - Tears at the ceilidh - Scotsman.com

Not Another Winter: An Interview With Mark Eitzel (Feature)

PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008

American Music Club's Mark Eitzel discusses entropy, violence, and why touring sucks. Just don't call him a miserablist!

Mayer’s Playlist for March/April, Part 1

Twangville (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Traveling and Unraveling, by Steve Poltz Poltz proves himself to be a genuine musical instigator across two concurrent releases, blending a comedic wit and biting lyrics with instantly hummable acoustic melodies. Who else would react to life’s frustrations by asking the semi-serious question “What would Ghandi do in [...]

New Video: American Music Club "All the Lost Souls"

IndieBlogHeaven (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008

A nicely done video featuring the reflections of Mark Eitzel and others in their drinks at the bar. Watch the old lady swallow her misery down.

New American Music Club Video - "All The Lost Souls Welcome You To San Francisco"

Stereogum (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008

We enjoyed "All The Lost Souls..." in its image-free, Pernice Brothers-y form . The Jon Ramos-directed video for The Golden Age 's appropriately nostalgic standout track stars Laura Palmer's mom getting slowly wasted in some west coast bar. As she passes the hours, drowning her sorrows amid cigarette butts, doodles, peanuts, and the hard stuff, Mark Eitzel and his American Music Clubbers are reflected...

Video - American Music Club

Aversion Music (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008

Mark Eitzel is back on your video screen.

American Music Club - Harpers Ferry (Boston, MA) - Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The big take over (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008

Eitzel and Vudi weave tales of beautiful sadness.

20 Questions: Mark Eitzel (Sound Affects)

PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008

American Music Club frontman Mark Eitzel may be reserved, and his music may be filled with heartfelt sentiment leaning towards melancholy, but it's his smile that he wants you to remember -- if you can find it.

Mark Eitzel: Interview

prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 04/01/2008

The original kings of sadcore, American Music Club started bringing their blend of beauty and tears to enraptured indie-rockers in ...

Monday Interview: Mark Eitzel

Things I'd Rather Be Doing (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008

When American Music Club resurfaced a few years back, it seemed too good to be true. On first blush, in fact, it was. I caught the band in Chicago when it first reformed, and it was a ragged affair at best. Then came Love Songs for Patriots, a stirring return to form that showed the group could stand toe-to-toe with its peers -- and its back catalog -- without fear. A move from San Francisco to Los...