Μία μέρα πρίν, σύμφωνα με τον τίτλο του τραγουδιού που ακολουθεί, Κωνσταντίνου κ Ελένης σήμερα και φροντίσαμε να τιμήσουμε τους εορτάζοντες από το μεσημέρι με vodka και τα συναφή μιας και μας δόθηκε η ευκαιρία...anyway το track
Despite spelling her name like a medieval sorceress and lying to Bret Michaels of Poison about her age (32 is the new 37, apparently) we’re happy to announce that Liz Phair-look-a-like Ambre Lake won “Rock of Love 2 with Bret Michaels.” Hopefully that post-victory “crazy monkey sex” worked out for them. Read an interview with her
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Within the first minute of Citrus', Asobi Seksu shows more ambition and more character than the entirety of their wholly unexceptional debut. That album hinted at this band's instrumental talent and ability at sustaining mood through the highlights in Sooner', It's Too Late' and particularly Stay'. But for the majority of that album, Asobi Seksu just seemed merely content to work in the collective shadow of My Bloody Valentine, Lush, Ride and their ilk that their shoegaze aesthetics sounded way too run-of-the-mill to be regarded with any interest or enjoyment.
For sure, Yuki Chikudate and colleagues are still indebted to these bands, but Asobi Seksu now has a personality. And it's a loud one: there's so much reverb and thrashing guitar effects on practically every track that initial listens will give the impression of a weaker latter album half just out of sheer redundancy. But stick with it.
Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav), introduces the album with his luminous pro
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.
Asobi Seksu European Tour Begins TodayAsobi Seksu begins its first ever European tour this week. The band recently signed on with One Little Indian to release its records throughout Europe. The label just released the band’s 2004 s/t debut album in the UK and Asobi Seksu’s most recent album, Citrus, will be out August 6th in the UK. Citrus has already been made available in most other European countries, and both records will come out in France this August via One Little Indian. Confusing, indeed.The band already has plans to return to Europe for more touring later this fall and will head to Japan next month for its first ever shows there. More details coming soon. For now, here are the European dates:6/6 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg w/Editors6/9 Copenhagen, Denmark @ small Vega w/Editors6/12 Berlin, Germany @ Postbanhof w/Editors6/13 Cologne, Germany @ Kulturkirche w/Editors6/16 Rome, Italy @ Zoobar6/17 Ravenna, Italy @ Hana-Bi6/18 Brighton, England @ Sussex Arts Club w/Dean a
We would like to introduce you to Asobi Seksu . When we kicked back, threw on the headphones, and listened to this artist we thought "I got nothin' besides these 5 tracks to keep me going." What did you think? Use a tag or comment to share your thoughts with everyone. Enjoy.Genre: Rock-Pop-FolkLabel: Friendly Fire RecordingsSource: Hype MachineLanguage: EnglishSinger: Male and FemaleCountry: United StatesState: New YorkCity: BrooklynTrax1. Let Them Wait from `Asobi Seksu`2. Sooner from `Asobi Seksu`3. Strawberries from `Citrus`4. Strings from `Citrus`5. Thursday from `Citrus`Asobi Seksu|Hype Machine|Rock-Pop-Folk|Friendly Fire Recordings|United States|New York|Brooklyn|English|Male and Female
