Asobi Seksu - Goodbye - Out Now!
Asobi Seksu have released a new single. Called ‘Goodbye’, the track is lifted from the band’s second album, ‘Citrus’, and is available as a one track download single.
iTunes - eMusic - Wippit - HMV
“Goodbye” is an ideal song to warm your heart on a cold spring morning." The Dreaded Press
‘Merry Christmas’ and ‘Happy New Years’ from ASOBI SEKSU..
..as they cover The Ramones on festive single ‘Merry Christmas
(I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)’/‘New Years’
Buy Now:
iTunes - eMusic - Wippit - HMV Digital - One Little Shop (CD)
Asobi Seksu are to release a festive 7” and download single, ‘Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)’. Following hot-on-the-heels of their 12 November single, ‘Strawberries’ (which is lifted from Asobi’s recently released second album ‘Citrus’ and which comes complete with remixes from CSS, The Whip and Ulrich Schnauss), ‘Merry Christmas’ follows the Asobi Seksu’s November UK dates:
ASOBI SEKSU - XFM SCOTLAND SESSION
While Asobi were up in Scotland on the first leg of the European tour, they droped by XFM to record an acoustic session. It will be broadcast on Wednesday 21st November on Jim Gellatly's X-Posure Show - Tonight at 10pm!
ASOBI SEKSU - Strawberries - Out Now
Townsend Records - RecordStore - Wippit
Following their recently released second album, ‘Citrus’, (“...singer Yuki’s breathy sweet nothings in Japanese lie atop guitars and keys that pulse, ebb and build to climaxes that would wear Mogwai out... just the experience you’ve been craving” NME) sold out shows across the US and a rapturously received debut tour in Europe earlier this year, on 12 November 2007 Asobi Seksu are to release a brand new single. Called ‘Strawberries’, the One Little Indian released single is lifted from the band’s second album and comes in three commercial formats, featuring the original version of the title track plus remixes by CSS, The Whip and Ulrich Schnauss. The single will be available on two red vinyl 7”s, with the first coming in a gatefold sleeve into which the second 7” will fit, plus a 4 track CD. It will also be available digitally through all digital retailers from eMusic to iTunes.
ASOBI SEKSU - Steve Lamacq Radio 1 Session
Asobi Seksu recently joined up with Steve to record an exclusive session for the BBC,
Check it out by clicking the link below. (Asobi are on about 30mins into the show)
Asobi Seksu presents its new album, Citrus: eleven slices of guitar-swirling, sweet-and-sour, bilingual dream pop. Frontwoman Yuki’s voice is more assured than ever, swinging from a girlish falsetto to plaintive laments and switching effortlessly between Japanese and English lyrics, all the while anchored by the lush, turbulent guitar of James Hanna. This is the sound of a band coming into its own, and having fun doing it.
Asobi Seksu (colloquial Japanese for “playful sex”) released its debut album in 2004 to significant critical acclaim, winning rave reviews from the New York Times, Nylon, Under the Radar, YRB, and XLR8R, among others; scoring a #1 video on mtvU’s Dean’s List with the song “Walk on the Moon;” garnering a top ten spot on CMJ’s radio charts; and becoming an instant favorite in the NYC scene, playing packed shows at the Bowery, Knitting Factory, and Mercury Lounge.
For its second album, the band regrouped with a new rhythm section and headed into Gigantic Studios in New York to record with producer Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav, Calla, the Cloud Room). The result is tremendous: a powerful, sweeping album, sung in both English and Japanese, that showcases Yuki and James’ ever-growing songwriting skills. Once again, designer Sean McCabe (Interpol, Spoon, Mates of State) has created a stunningly psychedelic visual aesthetic for Citrus that further brings to life the band’s vision.
Asobi Seksu 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 now married this ability to a finely honed pop sensibility. The songs here aren’t just “pretty,” they’re melodically rich and incredibly catchy. As their captivating live show attests, Asobi Seksu have outgrown the comparisons to My Bloody Valentine and Lush, and have finally realized their potential as one of New York’s greatest bands. True to its name, Citrus is every bit as sweet and delicious as it sounds.
