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There’s going to be some talk about American Music Club over the coming weeks since their new record on Merge is coming out soon. The new stuff only exists because of the impressive back catalog the band has created. I don’t know who coined the term emo or for which band, but if you saw an AMC show in the late 80′s you’d think that Mark Eitzel was the terms namesake.

I haven’t kept up with the band’s recent recordings or Mark Eiztel’s solo records (although I have those somewhere around here), but I will continually to return to the band’s early catalog if I want to experience this band at its greatest. Here’s something from the new album, Golden Age, plus some great videos from the band’s heyday.

All The Lost Souls Welcome You To San Francisco

“Rise”

“Electric Light”

Experimental short film with parts of “A Fare” and “Ex-Girlfriend”

“Western Sky” (amateur video)

Short Promo Film, Pt. 1 (1993, filmed in advance of major label debut Mercury)

Short Promo Film, Pt. 2 (1993, filmed in advance of major label debut Mercury)

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