Asobi Seksu – Hush
The naming of music genres can get pretty ridiculous at times, with people adding post or neo or revival to existing genres. However every once in a while a genre of music will have a fairly unique name, such as shoegazer, named for the musicians constantly gazing at their shoes while they switch wistfully between effect pedals. Of all the best examples of shoegazer bands out there the Brooklyn based Asobi Seksu are a perfect example.
Their newest gift to the world is Hush a fallow up to the amazing 2006 album Citrus. Hush has a much different sound to Citrus, moving almost completely away from Shoegaze and switching to more of a dream pop sound. Although the moving of genres can often work wonders (look at Beck, changing genres nearly every album) Hush doesn’t quite pull it off. It is missing the twangy guitar work that was found in Citrus replacing it with a more synthy over tone. Its not to say that Hush is bad its just not really what is to be suspected to fallow up Citrus.
Asobi Sesku have taken the recent dream pop influence and given themselves a new sound, making their music closer almost to Deerhunter then to other Shoegaze like Blonde Redhead. If you are a fan of Dream pop then by all means you will enjoy this album, however if you’re an Asobi Sesku fan who was hoping for Citrus 2 then I’m afraid you might be a little disappointed.
Asobi Seksu – Familiar Light
Asobi Seksu – Glacially
Asobi Seksu – Me and Mary
Tags: album
Yeah, Citrus was great, but I’m all about this new one — especially the second half. I wish “Glacially” could go on forever…