[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

[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

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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "Anamanaguchi – [USA]". AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  5. 1 2 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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