USA (Anamanaguchi album)

[USA] is the third studio album from American chiptune-based pop and rock band Anamanaguchi. It was released on October 25, 2019 through Polyvinyl.

[USA]
The cover art of USA, depicting a paintbrush and hard-bound book, the latter of which has a screen showing the letters "USA" embedded into the front cover, and above it, the word "Anamanaguchi".
Studio album by
Anamanaguchi
ReleasedOctober 25, 2019
Genre
Length52:28
LabelPolyvinyl[3]
ProducerAry Warnaar, Peter Berkman, Luke Silas, Nathan Ritholz, Porter Robinson
Anamanaguchi chronology
Capsule Silence XXIV (Original Soundtrack Vol II)
(2017)		 [USA]
(2019)
Singles from [USA]
  1. "Lorem Ipsum (Arctic Anthem)"
    Released: August 29, 2019
  2. "Air On Line"
    Released: October 2, 2019
  3. "On My Own"
    Released: October 23, 2019

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Pitchfork7.5/10[2]
Spectrum Culture[5]

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
No.TitleLength
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
Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 7
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[9] 17
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[10] 63

References
  1. "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].
  2. Yoo, Noah (November 6, 2019). "Anamanaguchi: [USA] Album Review". Retrieved December 14, 2020 – via Pitchfork.
  3. 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.
  4. Simpson, Paul. "Anamanaguchi – [USA]". AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  5. Hazelwood, Holly (November 5, 2019). "Anamanaguchi: [USA]". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. "Anamanaguchi Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. "Anamanaguchi Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  9. "Anamanaguchi Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  10. "Anamanaguchi Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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