Fresh from their stunning Outbreak headliner last month, American Football have just announced two special anniversary albums.

The band are continuing the 25th anniversary celebrations of their 1999 self-titled debut with a fully remastered edition, and a very cool covers version featuring Manchester Orchestra, Blondshell, Ethel Cain and more (keep scrolling to see the full tracklist).

They’ve also previewed what’s to come from the latter release with Iron & Wine’s take on opener Never Meant, with Sam Beam enthusing that, “My neighbour Brad Cook and I have been circling each other hoping to work on something for a bit. When I was asked about this project, it felt like the perfect opportunity. Especially a song that I knew meant a lot to American Football’s fans. Honoured to be part of this and hoping we did it justice.”

“When the first Iron & Wine record came out, it threaded the needle between Townes Van Zandt and Elliott Smith,” continues American Football drummer Steve Holmes. “It felt like if Nick Drake grew up with us listening to Fugazi before pivoting to making bedroom art folk. In other words, it was exactly what we would have been making if our first record came out when we were 28 instead of 22. Sam Beam is an incredible songwriter and interpreter of song, and it is beyond flattering that he would take the time to interpret one of ours.”

Listen to that right now: