2019 studio album by Anamanaguchi
[USA] Released October 25, 2019 Genre Length 52 :28 Label Polyvinyl [ 3] Producer Ary Warnaar, Peter Berkman, Luke Silas, Nathan Ritholz, Porter Robinson
Capsule Silence XXIV (Original Soundtrack Vol II) (2017)
[USA] (2019)
"Lorem Ipsum (Arctic Anthem)" Released: August 29, 2019
"Air On Line" Released: October 2, 2019
"On My Own" Released: October 23, 2019
[USA] is the third studio album from American chiptune -based pop and rock band Anamanaguchi . It was released on October 25, 2019 through Polyvinyl .
Critical reception
The album was given 7.5/10 by Pitchfork , who called it "their most emotionally grounded record yet".[ 2] AllMusic reviewer Paul Simpson rated it 3.5/5, stating that it was a "a more challenging listen" than the band's previous work, but "it's filled with triumphant, transcendent moments".[ 4] Holly Hazelwood of Spectrum Culture , also rating it 3.5/5, said that "With [USA] , Anamanaguchi don’t reinvent the wheel, but they do spend a lot of time looking for new ways to use that wheel".[ 5]
Track listing
Title 1. "[ U S A ]" 3:18 2. "Lorem Ipsum (Arctic Anthem)" 4:50 3. "The C R T Woods" 4:17 4. "Speak to You [Memory Messengers]" 1:41 5. "Sunset by Plane" (featuring Caroline Lufkin ) 4:42 6. "Air On Line" 4:59 7. "Apophenia Light [Name Eaters]" 1:46 8. "Overwriting Incorporate" 5:24 9. "B S X" (featuring Miku Hatsune ) 2:52 10. "On My Own" (featuring HANA ) 3:58 11. "Up to You" (featuring meesh) 2:30 12. "Tear" 3:24 13. "We Die" 6:12 14. "[ L O M ]" 2:38
Notes
All tracks are co-produced by Ary Warnaar and Peter Berkman and co-written by Warnaar, Berkman, James DeVito and Luke Silas.
Tracks 2, 5, 8, 9, and 13 were co-produced by Luke Silas.
Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8-11, and 13 were co-produced by Nathan Ritholz.
"Sunset by Plane" is co-written by Caroline Lufkin .
"Air On Line" is co-written by and features contributions from Porter Robinson .[ 6]
"On My Own" is co-written by Hana Pestle .
Charts
References
^ a b c d "What I'm Listening To: '[USA]' by Anamanaguchi" . 12 March 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020 – via Michigan Daily . I should have known Anamanaguchi was anything but one-dimensional. With electropop bangers like "Pop It" and "Miku" under their belt, they are so much more than gamer music. Their talent is beyond the confines of 8-bit pop, and so is [USA].
^ a b c Yoo, Noah (November 6, 2019). "Anamanaguchi: [USA] Album Review" . Retrieved December 14, 2020 – via Pitchfork .
^ Grech, Aaron (August 20, 2019). "Anamanaguchi Signs with Polyvinyl and Announces New Album [USA] for October 2019 Release" . Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via music.mxdwn.com.
^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Anamanaguchi – [USA] " . AllMusic . Retrieved February 3, 2020 .
^ a b Hazelwood, Holly (November 5, 2019). "Anamanaguchi: [USA] " . Spectrum Culture . Retrieved February 3, 2020 .
^ Robinson, Porter (October 2, 2019). "love this so much!! i worked on this song a little bit in 2015 but my head exploded when i heard how far they had taken it by 2019. congratulations on the release @anamanaguchi !!" . Twitter .
^ "Anamanaguchi Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "Anamanaguchi Chart History (Independent Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved 24 February 2020.
^ "Anamanaguchi Chart History (Vinyl Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ "Anamanaguchi Chart History (Top Album Sales)" . Billboard . Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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