[1] As such, "I Love American Music" follows in the jump blues-influenced swing style as much of the album does, punctuated by the Daddies' trademark horn section and utilizing call and response vocalizations in the chorus.

In a blog post written on the day of the single's release, Perry elaborated "I think what touches me the most in retrospect [about the blues scene] were the kind of minor players who were nonetheless freaking fantastic and for one reason or another never got the notoriety.[...

]These guys lived in squalor, in 1 room crash pads, in order to be able to do what they did, while their friends and relations went off to sell insurance, program computers, and generally take a shot at what they felt was the American dream.

[1][3] On July 25, 2013, in the midst of a brief national tour supporting White Teeth, Black Thoughts, the Daddies appeared on the Fox-owned KTTV program Good Day L.A. where they performed a shortened version of "I Love American Music".

Matt Collar of AllMusic referred to the "bluesy" song as among the album's more "compelling" tracks, while C-Ville Weekly positively described it as a "semi-sequel to 'Zoot Suit Riot'", noting "there is fun to be had here".