Mike Kinsella | |
Origin: | Chicago, Illinois |
Birth Date: | 4 March 1977 |
Years Active: | 1989–present |
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.
Kinsella's first musical project was serving as drummer for the band Cap'n Jazz, which he co-founded with his brother Tim.[1] 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.[2]
With either Tim and/or cousin Nate Kinsella, he has also participated in the projects Owls and Joan of Arc.
In 2001, Kinsella began his current solo project, Owen, in which he performs vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, loops, etc.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
Year | Title | Band | Label | Format | Additional Information | |
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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/vocalsDeluxe 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 |