Anyway (Anamanaguchi album)

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Anyway
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 2025
Genre
Length45:03
Label Polyvinyl
Producer Dave Fridmann
Anamanaguchi chronology
[USA]
(2019)
Anyway
(2025)
Singles from Anyway
  1. "Darcie"
    Released: May 6, 2025 [2]
  2. "Magnet"
    Released: June 26, 2025 [3]
  3. "Rage (Kitchen Sink)"
    Released: July 23, 2025 [4]
  4. "Buckwild"
    Released: August 6, 2025 [5]

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.

Contents

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [1]

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.

Anyway track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Additional contributors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cohen, Ian (August 12, 2025). "Anamanaguchi: Anyway". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Stoddard, Cait (May 6, 2025). "Anamanaguchi Announce New Album Anyway For August 2025 Release, Shares New Single & Video "Darcie" –". mxdwn Music. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Nasatir, Issa. "Anamanaguchi Share Batman Centered Video For New Single "Magnet"". Under the Radar Magazine.
  4. 1 2 Poon, Katie (July 24, 2025). "Anamanaguchi Share Raw New Single & Video "Rage (Kitchen Sink)" -". mxdwn Music. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Poon, Katie (August 6, 2025). "Anamanaguchi Shares Fun New Single "Buckwild" -". mxdwn Music. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Anamanaguchi break down every song on Anyway". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  7. Keates, Emma. "Anamanaguchi really wants to be in a Batman soundtrack in new video". AV Club . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Simpson, Paul. "Anyway – Anamanaguchi". AllMusic . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  9. Skeldon, Madison (August 9, 2025). "Album Review: Anamanaguchi – Anyway –". mxdwn Music. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  10. "Anyway / Anamanaguchi / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved August 14, 2025.