Asobi Seksu - Citrus
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Artist: Asobi SeksuEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2006-05-30
Music Label: Friendly Fire
Soundtracks:
- Strawberries
- New Years
- Thursday
- Strings
- Pink Cloud Tracing Paper
- Red Sea
- Goodbye
- Lions and Tigers
- Nefi+Girly
- Exotic Animal Paradise
- Mizu Asobi
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Hit: 5 Stars
On their second LP, Citrus, Asobi Seksu sound like a band that has come into their own. The songwriting on Citrus far outclasses the work on their self-titled debut, with tracks like "Thursday" and "Goodbye" standing as some of the best tracks of 2006. Stylistically, the album is at times both more and less shoegazy than their debut. Tracks like "Pink Cloud Tracing Paper" and "Red Sea" sound like they would belong on a Slowdive record, whereas the aforementioned "Goodbye" is more of an alternative power-pop track, managing to be both playful and smart. There isn't really a single track on this record that isn't worth its weight, and the sequencing is exciting and well planned.
Ultimately, for any fan of shoegaze, alternative pop, or luscious female vocals, Citrus is a must-have. And, for any fan that enjoys this record, definitely check out their debut, which is a competent, if not quite as dynamic, record. Definitely one of the best of 2006.
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Asobi Seksu's second album, Citrus: thirteen slices of guitar-swirling, sweet-and-sour, bilingual dream pop. Asobi Seksu (colloquial Japanese for "playful sex") released its debut album in 2004 to significant critical acclaim, winning rave reviews from the New York Times, Nylon, Under the Radar, YRB, and XLR8R, among others. A powerful, sweeping album, sung in both English and Japanese, that showcases Yuki and James' ever-growing songwriting skills.It's hard to not like a good-looking, female-fronted, Brooklyn-based band whose name translates loosely as "playful sex." The obvious vocal comparisons are to shoegazers and goths of twelve to thirty years ago?Siouxsie, Spirea X, Lush, Kate Bush, and the Cocteauu Twins. Singing in Japanese and English, vocalist Yuki's heavily reverbed voice is sensual and strong at the same time. But there's more of a manic, vaguely garage band energy evident on Citrus, the group's sophomore release (a vast improvement over their scattered debut). It's clear now that they're far closer to Blondie than My Bloody Valentine or Loop. The band has a woozy sound, but it's also tightly controlled and highly melodic, propelled by Interpol-ish bass lines. It's not "original" music, but it is very pleasant stuff, the ideal soundtrack to a hot affair in some futuristic hotel tucked away downtown, or out near the airport. --Mike McGonigal
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