alfonsojon saw this "live" during Secret Sky 2020 and it really carried me through COVID. something about it really helped with my existential dread Favorite track: We Die.

mjolnar Chiptune can have big sound too. Favorite track: Air On Line.

TechnicolorChimera Probably one of my favorite albums currently. It's fun, playful, and incredibly beautiful. Favorite track: Air On Line.

Caligari La la love it. Favorite track: Lieday.

Gyldaria Tanogen Heavily noisy, dirty, and ambitious - quite a departure from their previous records - but Anamanaguchi all the same. This is some truly high energy music that has super anthemy lyrics that are sure to excite for decades to come. An almost romantic basement-punk type aesthetic with soaring excitement. Very nice to hear chiptune synths in behind it all!

'Cause nothing comes out of nowhere!! Favorite track: Sapphire.

grimmthewanderer Back-to-back bangers, an unforgettable listening party, the return of Anamanaguchi...so many great things about Anyway! What I love most is it's a window into the 90s-00s, but it's not bittersweet or sappy. It's more like, "Hey remember that one time? That was awesome." It honors the past but also sounds like a couple of friends who are having fun in the present and hopeful for the future. Let's get these guys into the next Batman movie!

P.S.: ty for the free watermelon airheads polyvinyl <3 Favorite track: Buckwild.

grahamy Wistful and eccentric as much as it is violent and punky, with excellent riff work and songwriting thrown into the mix, this is probably my favorite Wagner Ödegard release. Highly recommended Favorite track: Farkoster.