![]() Each song is peppered with things to drag your focus back to the album the split-second that it veers away.Īsobi Seksu are a band possessing talent and ability far beyond their years and with Citrus they have fully realised their potential in a particularly short time. The album is held together perfectly, however, by an ocean of irresistible hooks, in a similar way to the latest releases by Blonde Redhead (an all-too obvious comparison) and Danish rockers Mew. ![]() From the epic Cocteau Twins-esque dream pop of single 'Thursday' to the albums slow-burning centrepiece 'Red Sea' through to the LSD-laced bubblegum pop of 'Goodbye', there are enough left turns to offer hundreds of points for the plot to be lost. Their second album, finally released in the UK after much delay, doesn't help matters.įor Citrus is one of the most ambitious records of the year it encompasses pop, J-rock, post-rock and shoe-gazing and throughout its 12-track entirety offers a wealth of different tempos and timbres. Yet labelling them accurately has proven impossible for all of those that have heard them, such is the diversity of their (still small) output to date, with the only element consistent throughout being the siren-call vocals of Japanese-born Yuki Chikudate. Critical acclaim has followed them for years, and whilst a recent UK tour proved slightly less successful than expected their fan base has been swelling considerably, with the band being noted as one of New York's best-kept secrets. ![]() Asobi Seksu have been making waves for a while now.
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