American Wrestlers is the debut studio album by indie rock act American Wrestlers, initially self-released on BandCamp in 2014, and re-released on April 7, 2015 on Fat Possum Records.
[1] In 2014, following the break-up of Gary McClure's band, Working for a Nuclear Free City, and the release of his debut solo album, Wreaths (2013), McClure moved to St. Louis, Missouri to marry his then-girlfriend, Bridget Imperial.
Artless strips of neon over a trough that spreads further than any animal could ever walk.
"[2] Regarding the album's opening and closing tracks, "There's No One Crying Over Me Either" and "Left", McClure stated: "They’re both songs about human failures to connect in an open, real and faithfully exposed way because of being unable to let go of the feeling of being special, which is something produced by the ego.
"[3] American Wrestlers has received mostly favorable reviews from music critics.