“This, the self-titled debut release from Asobi Seksu (translated as Playful Sex) is as perfect a slice of dreamy shoegazer pop as you’re likely to hear this side of a Lush reunion. Singing in both English and Japanese, frontwoman Yuki’s vocals seem to float along on an undercurrent of scuzzy guitars breaking in swathes of feedback. Not afraid to drift from perfect pop on opener ‘I’m Happy But You Don’t Like Me’ to plugging in the effects pedals and letting rip on ‘It’s Too Late’, the transition is seamless. Drawing comparisons with My Bloody Valentine and Shonen Knife, this is the sound of the former fronted by a bilingual pop siren. Producing a more coherent and whole record than many bands can produce well into their career, this really is as elegant a first crack at a long play release as a band could hope for.”
Vinyl bonus track – Nefi + Girly (Live At Spaceland)
Tracklist
A1 I’m Happy But You Don’t Like Me
A2 Sooner
A3 Umi De No Jisatsu
A4 Walk On The Moon
A5 Let Them Wait
A6 Taiyo
B1 It’s Too Late
B2 End At The Beginning
B3 Asobi Masho
B4 Stay
B5 Before We Fall
B6 Nefi + Girly (Live At Spaceland)
