Anamanaguchi - Anyway LP

ANAMANAGUCHI - Anyway LP (Polyvinyl)  
Last summer, after living across the country from each other for several years, the four members of Anamanaguchi decided to try something new. Their label Polyvinyl had rescued the famed American Football house from potential destruction, so the band took the opportunity to move in and write together. Over the course of a month, Anamanaguchi - pioneers of hyper-melodic 8-bit rock, whose extraordinary ascent has led them to topping charts with virtual pop star Hatsune Miku and scoring Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game and Netflix's Scott Pilgrim Takes Off - flipped their typically meticulous digital process on it's head. Anyway, the result, is the most personal record of their career. And it's a rock record for the ages. Recorded straight to tape by Grammy-winning rock producer Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, MGMT, Sleater-Kinney), Anyway united the members around live instruments and lyrics sung by everybody in the band. As Anamanaguchi has always been an instrumental band, the decision to sing suddenly confronted them with the question of what the band's voice would ultimately be. They explore this newfound power in every song, making it their most emotionally resonant work yet.