Asobi Seksu - Citrus

Facts Vinyl LP pressing. Asobi Seksu (colloquial Japanese for "playful sex") released it's self-titled debut album in 2004 to significant critical acclaim. For it's follow-up, Citrus (released in 2006), the band headed into Gigantic Studios in New York City to record with producer Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav, Tokyo Police Club, Shy Child). The result was tremendous: a powerful, sweeping album, sung in both English and Japanese, which showcased Yuki Chikudate and James Hanna's ever-growing songwriting skills. The group wonderfully harnesses influences like My Bloody Valentine and ABBA on the astonishing blissed out pop tunes "Thursday" and "Strawberries."