anamē - Beautiful World | Full Album (@anameofc)

· Release Date: 1st September 2023

anamē: Old Norse, meaning: to adapt

Scandinavian production duo anamē release their debut album 'Beautiful World', out now on Anjunabeats.

The collaborative work of Marcus Schössow and Thomas Sagstad reaches its latest apex with ‘Beautiful World’, an album that the pair have envisioned since first meeting at a house party in Helsingborg, Sweden, over two decades ago. Following on from solo work with the likes of Swedish House Mafia, Axwell /\ Ingrosso and Kaskade over the last ten years, the duo’s debut album is the latest milestone in their expansive discographies.

Like their careers, their album is not without its share of great collaborators. Title track ‘Beautiful World’ features the voice of Steve Smith, widely known as a member of the GRAMMY-winning act Dirty Vegas. “I love Steve,” Sagstad says. “I worked with him four years ago on a record with Sultan + Shepard and that was like a dream come true for me. It’s called Beautiful World, it’s the title record, and I think he encapsulates all of it.”

Another addition to the album is ‘Hurt You’, a track that dates back several years and features the vocals of fellow Swede, Lya Adams, and is a collaboration with AN21, a stalwart of SIZE records and brother to Steve Angello. ‘Closer’ sees the duo collaborate with Dutch indie band Vaarwell, a longtime favourite of Sagstad, under their new moniker Shobi.

Lyrics are of central importance across the record. “What is important for all the vocal songs we do is that the lyrics actually mean something to us,” Schössow says. “We've had plenty of really, really great demos from other writers but the lyrics didn’t really touch us."

This approach can be heard on ‘Gravity’ which, for Sagstad, is a cornerstone of the album. “I love the lyrics of the hook. It goes into gravity and the meaning behind that, keeping ourselves grounded and focusing on the right thing… For us, that's the most important thing. We don't try to find the most poppy vocal. We try to find the vocals that feel like something we can stand behind every day.”

Schössow and Sagstad have poured their ambition, heart and sense of adventure into the DNA of ‘Beautiful World’. Over its thirteen tracks, anamē present, literally and figuratively, their worldview.

Singles from the album have racked up over two million combined streams and over twenty-seven thousand Shazams to date, as well receiving support from the likes of Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, Don Diablo, Oliver Heldens, Cosmic Gate, Korolova, Mees Salomé and more. Their lead single ‘Anywhere (Road Trippin’)’ has been in the top 10 most played songs on Sirius XM BPM since June and so far their album singles have also seen extensive support across the major DSPs already landing over thirty editorial playlists.

Tracklist:
00:00 anamē - Anywhere (Road Trippin')
04:34 anamē & Lydmor - Someone We Used To Love
07:56 anamē & Bien - Must Be Dreaming
11:49 anamē - Bermondsey Bender
15:53 anamē & shobi - Closer
18:58 anamē - Gravity
21:50 anamē - Patched
27:11 anamē, AN21 & Lya Adams - Hurt You
30:55 anamē & Steve Smith - Beautiful World
37:11 anamē - Fiji
40:42 anamē - Escape
45:07 anamē & Lydmor - Couples Therapy (Interlude)
46:12 anamē & Lydmor - Peaceful Avenues

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[njoincom]

For me Album of the Year !
Thank You😍✊

[queendonna]

Thank you DJ Aname for sharing your talent and passing the bottle of champagne to me in Vancouver, Canada!!! Best moment of my life!! Love you! <3

[qdlxxhi]

Great love and appreciation from Toronto Canada 🫶🏻🙌🥰

[IceSick]

This was beautiful! Glad I caught Aname at the Group Therapy Weekender in July!

[samuka_smk]

Really beautiful work! At the same time smooth and punchy! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[WestCoastTrance]

Awesome. Bermondsey Bender hooked me to this dynamic duo.

[SyNcLife]

Sunrise at Splendor, Explorations 2024 ❤️‍🔥

[ashredding_]

Bloody hell guys, wow! What a journey this took me on! 🥹 beautiful music from start to end. 'Bermondsey Bender' is enchanting, serene, uplifting and somehow hit me powerfully it sent my emotions everywhere. Thank you for a special selection of music, it's fantastic. 🧡

[ANJUNA]

Great album, loads of emotion 🙌 'Couples Therapy' into 'Peaceful Avenues' is a perfect ending 💙

[vishwakjayakanthan]

they played this in boston. fucking amazing set. love it

[digimon]

one of the most beautiful edm albums in a long long time. see u guys soon at The

[lindawhatley]

❤ First time in a very long time I have just sit and listened to an entire Playlist. Absolutely love it! Takes me back to the 90's and early 2000's trance music I love. Great job! Huge fan now.

[heyitsgvn]

Most of the songs had me tearing up, what a beautiful album. Thank you aname 🧡

[catalinpopescu]

Bermondsey Bender is just from another world

[ashleyyoung]

Perfect along awaited album 🙏 ❤ thank you.

[safari.]

That's fucking mind blowing vibe💥💥💥💥💥

[FasTT]

I Must Be Dreaming - It gives me goosebumps! So melodic and vocally perfect song! Thank you guys for such a wonderful album! You ROX!

[nehemiahalley]

Congrats on a beautiful album, really love all of it.

[okomodo]

Fantastic album and wow. What first track. What away to open an album with. Im instantly ordering this

[steveb.]

Takes me to another dimension. Fucking beautiful in every way!