Footballhead

A throwback to alt-rock and emo's crossover years in the late '90s and early 2000s, Chicago band Footballhead specialize in jagged riffs and bright melodies perfect for soundtracking a day at the skate park. What started out as a side project for the group's frontman, Ryan Nolen, has attracted growing interest, with a taut band fleshing out his early self-created tracks and the release of his 2024 debut album, Overthinking Everything, on the indie Tiny Engines. Nolen grew up in the Chicago suburbs before moving to Palm Springs, California, as a teenager, where his burgeoning ...