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Anyway (Anamanaguchi album)
2025 studio album by Anamanaguchi
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Anyway is the fourth studio album by American rock band Anamanaguchi. It partially moves away from the band's earlier chiptune-based style, incorporating more elements of indie rock. It was released on August 8, 2025 through Polyvinyl.
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| Released | August 8, 2025 | |||
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| Length | 45:03 | |||
| Label | Polyvinyl | |||
| Producer | Dave Fridmann | |||
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| Singles from Anyway | ||||
Composition and recording
Unlike previous Anamanaguchi albums, which were created by sharing work-in-progress tracks digitally, Anyway was devised in person at the American Football House.[6] It deviates somewhat from the band's previous chiptune sound, instead being closer to indie rock, though it still incorporates some elements of the former.[1] The album was produced and mixed by Dave Fridmann.[2]
After "Magnet"'s composition, the band post-facto defined it as "Batman rock", stating they felt that its status as a "love song with some extreme feelings" meant it included a "key part of the formula" for the movies' music.[3] The distortion effects in "Rage (Kitchen Sink)" were influenced by Crass, who drummer Luke Silas described as utilising them to represent "horrors of war and overall fear".[6]
Release and promotion
In May 2025, the album was announced alongside the first single, "Darcie".[2] The second single, "Magnet", was released with a Batman-themed music video, and accompanied by a graphic defining different kinds of Batman music.[3][7] The third and fourth singles, "Rage (Kitchen Sink)", and "Buckwild", were released in July and August; the band described the music video for the latter as being intentionally rudimentary given the effort that was devoted towards "Magnet".[4][5]
The full album was released on August 8, 2025 by Polyvinyl.[8]
Reception
Paul Simpson of AllMusic described the album as "more of a re-emphasis of their rock roots than a total transformation" and "the most traditionally written and recorded work Anamanaguchi have made as a band," calling it "easily their most lyrical and guitar-driven effort."[8] Pitchfork referred to the "identity adopted for the album" as "guitar-toting indie-rock lifers happy to pack out your city's 200-capacity venue on any given Saturday night."[1] Madison Skelton of MXDWN was critical of the album, describing it as "more cluttered than cohesive", with a sound that "rarely evolves".[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Peter Berkman, James DeVito, Luke Silas, and Ary Warnaar.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sparkler" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Rage (Kitchen Sink)" | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Magnet" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Lieday" | 3:06 |
| 5. | "Come for Us" | 1:49 |
| 6. | "Buckwild" | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Sapphire" | 2:45 |
| 8. | "Valley of Silence" | 5:22 |
| 9. | "Fall Away" | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Darcie" | 3:01 |
| 11. | "Really Like To" | 3:01 |
| 12. | "Nightlife" | 4:48 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]
Anamanaguchi
- Peter Berkman – guitar, vocals, co-production
- James DeVito – bass, vocals, co-production
- Luke Silas – drums, vocals, co-production
- Ary Warnaar – guitar, vocals, co-production
Additional contributors
- Dave Fridmann – production, mixing, engineering
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Casey Di Iorio – vocal engineering
- Geoffrey Mutchnick – editing
- Michael Fridmann – engineering assistance
- Simon Whybray – art direction
- Anna Longworth – photography
- Brad Warnaar – French horn on "Fall Away"