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Asobi Seksu
Citrus
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AMG Review of Citrus
Tim Sendra
All Music GuideAsobi Seksu are part of the contingent of bands who refuse to let shoegazing die. There are enough guitar effects on Citrus to make Kevin Shields proud and enough reverb and echo on the vocals to make Rachel Goswell blush. Asobi Seksu make judicious use of loud-soft dynamics, aren't afraid to disappear into great walls of guitar noise, and most importantly, they write very good, adventurous, and memorable pop songs. On song after song they throw hook after hook at the listener, vocal melodies, guitar lines, basslines, atmospheres -- everything here is a hook that draws you into the band's cocoon of sound. Singer Yuki has a very malleable voice; one minute she is whispering girlishly, the next she is spreading her wings and coasting on a cloud of guitars. Guitarist James Hanna is very adept at over-dubbing, he turns himself into a swirling, marauding army of guitars that never overwhelms the tunes and always provides perfect accompaniment to the vocals. As the record plays you'll think of Moose (especially on "Strawberries" and "Strings") you'll think of buzz pop bands like the Primitives ("Thursday," "Goodbye"), maybe some Ride ("Lions and Tigers"), definitely My Bloody Valentine (just about everywhere!). When the record ends you'll think that this is a damn good record by a damn good band, and who cares if you can hear their influences so transparently? There is no shame in keeping a sound alive, especially if you invest it with energy, new ideas, and some soul. It also helps if you bring songs that are as good as those that the originators had. Asobi Seksu have done just that and Citrus is as good a shoegaze record you will ever hear, regardless of release date.
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New Asobi Seksu video
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Computer animated colors and shapes envelop the band and the song in all colors of the rainbow. Enjoy!
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Tolerance for mankind...rising
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I'm not saying that people are necessarily any better today, or that it's any warmer-in fact, the air's a good bit colder than ice today in Chi-town-but my frozen extremities are a bit more comfortable with a little indie-rocker warmth courtesy of Asobi Seksu.
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Thursday
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I'm thinking that it's highly possible that some other astute Mogger with incredible taste in music has already posted this YT video, but I'm too busy multitasking to do a search for a positive confirmation. So here's ??Thursday?? from Asobi Seksu's album ??Citrus??. I've been listening to both of their full-length albums on repeat while driving and they've actually kept my mood cheerful enough...
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3 Shows in 4 Nights, Part III: Asobi Seksu
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Asobi Seksu(Blue Lamp, Sacramento CA, 11/21/06)My first reaction as I walk in at 9:30 is that Blue Lamp has stripped its interior down . . . a lot. Gone are the benches in the back, now it's one open brick-walled space that's been repainted in darker hues. It definitely looks better but the acoustics were already harsh before and they will be even more so now. I'm glad I brought ear plugs. Asob...
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With heavy hands, I reached out for you
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I actually didn't listen to much music while on vacation last week. I thought it would be kinda rude to slink away and slap on the headphones, and also not so nice to foist my music on my less-than-appreciative family, so the eighteen hours spent in the car were spent listening to the audio version of Harry Potter's latest exploits. Not a bad way to pass the time. Besides, I'm not completely su...
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3 Shows in 4 Nights, Part III: Asobi Seksu
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Asobi Seksu(Blue Lamp, Sacramento CA, 11/21/06)My first reaction as I walk in at 9:30 is that Blue Lamp has stripped its interior down . . . a lot. Gone are the benches in the back, now it's one open brick-walled space that's been repainted in darker hues. It definitely looks better but the acoustics were already harsh before and they will be even more so now. I'm glad I brought ear plugs. Asob...
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Thursday
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I'm thinking that it's highly possible that some other astute Mogger with incredible taste in music has already posted this YT video, but I'm too busy multitasking to do a search for a positive confirmation. So here's ??Thursday?? from Asobi Seksu's album ??Citrus??. I've been listening to both of their full-length albums on repeat while driving and they've actually kept my mood cheerful enough...
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Musical Impatience, Part 1
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Back in his prime, Elvis Costello came out with a new record, oh, about every three weeks. The dude defined prolific: Check out his discography and you'll see he dropped a plater every year - and sometimes two in a single year.Obviously not everyone can be this productive. But why does it seem that the groups I anticipate new music from most are the slowest to make it? Let me answer myself: th...
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Woah. Hey.
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It's uh, been forever. Cheers to Sauce (should I henceforth refer to you as "Catchfire"? You sly fox...) for inspiring me to jump back on the mog bandwagon.Anyway. I've been out of my music rut now, and the songs keep coming. Actually, for reasons that I shall not make known, I have seldom left my house in the last week and have been in one of those horrific moods where crying just seems to be ...
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Tolerance for mankind...rising
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I'm not saying that people are necessarily any better today, or that it's any warmer-in fact, the air's a good bit colder than ice today in Chi-town-but my frozen extremities are a bit more comfortable with a little indie-rocker warmth courtesy of Asobi Seksu.
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a story
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a few weeks ago, i was listening to citrus by asobi seksu in a secluded area in the woods (no drugs involved, i don't roll that way), and the song "strings" came on . some ear alarms were raised, and i quickly looked on my iriver for "this modern love" by bloc party to confirm my suspicion that the opening guitar was quite similar . of course they turn into very different songs, but the way bot...
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work songs 1
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I work in an office building. Around 1:23 every afternoon, reality seems to distort, and the hallways suddenly seem to yawn and extend on for miles (like in the Lord of the Rings but also disregard that reference if you were like, "oh, what a lame reference."). It is in this time that i usually get a song stuck in my head, as it seems to take 8752 hours to get back to my desk. It usually onl...
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