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Asobi Seksu – Citrus

Available on CD and double 12″ heavyweight black vinyl

Citrus is thirteen slices of guitar-swirling, sweet-and-sour, bilingual dream pop. Frontwoman Yuki’s voice is assured, swirling from a girlish falsetto to plaintive laments and switching effortlessly between Japanese and English, all the while anchored by the lush, turbulent guitar of James Hanna.

Asobi Seksu (colloquial Japanese for playful sex) released their debut album in the States in 2004 to significant critical acclaim, winning rave reviews from the New York Times, Nylon, Under The Radar and XLR8R amongst others.

They have always been masters at creating musical textures: gauzy, cloudy dreamscapes for their slower songs and squalls of guitar and daisy-chained effect pedals for their barnstormers. What truly distinguishes Citrus though, is that the band has married this ability to a finely honed pop sensibility. The songs aren’t just pretty, they’re melodically rich and incredibly catchy.

“Citrus is as good a shoegaze record you will ever hear, regardless of release date.” 

Tracklist:
1. Everything Is On
2. Strawberries
3. New Years
4. Thursday
5. Strings
6. Pink Cloud Tracing Paper
7. Red Sea
8. Goodbye
9. Lions And Tigers
10. Nefi + Girly
11. Exotic Animal Paradise
12. Mizu Asobi
13. All Through The Day (Bonus Track)