Citrus (album)

Citrus
Studio album by Asobi Seksu
Released May 30, 2006
Recorded 2005
Studio Gigantic Studios, New York
Genre
Length 47:26
Label Friendly Fire
Producer Chris Zane
Asobi Seksu chronology
Asobi Seksu
(2004)		 Citrus
(2006)		 Live at the Echo 10/6/06
(2006)

Citrus is the second studio album by American shoegaze band Asobi Seksu. It was released on May 30, 2006 by Friendly Fire Recordings in the United States, and on August 13, 2007 in Europe by One Little Indian Records. Three singles were released from the album: "Thursday" in August 2007, "Strawberries" in November 2007 and "Goodbye" in March 2008.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DIY[3]
Drowned in Sound9/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
MusicOMH[6]
Pitchfork8.3/10[7]
The Skinny[8]

In 2016, Pitchfork ranked Citrus at No. 37 on its list of "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time".[9]

Music from Citrus was used in the British TV series Skins: "Thursday" appeared in "Tony and Maxxie", the first episode of season 2 (which aired February 11, 2008),[10] and the songs "Lions and Tigers" and "Nefi + Girly" were featured in "Everyone", the first episode of season 3 (which aired January 22, 2009).[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Asobi Seksu, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Everything Is On"0:17
2."Strawberries"3:57
3."New Years"3:01
4."Thursday"4:17
5."Strings"5:27
6."Pink Cloud Tracing Paper"3:27
7."Red Sea"7:45
8."Goodbye"3:44
9."Lions and Tigers"4:08
10."Nefi + Girly"4:37
11."Exotic Animal Paradise"4:06
12."Mizu Asobi"2:40

Personnel

Asobi Seksu

  • Yuki Chikudate – vocals, organ, synthesizers, bells, toy piano
  • James Hanna – guitars, vocals
  • Haji – bass, guitar

Additional musicians

  • Bryan Greene – drums
  • Chris Zane – percussion
  • Alex Nazaryan – viola

Technical

  • Chris Zane – production, mixing
  • Billy Pavone – engineering
  • Alex Aldi – engineering (assistant)
  • Sarah Register – mastering
  • Sean McCabe – art direction, photography, design

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Citrus by Asobi Seksu". Metacritic. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ Sendra, Tim. "Citrus – Asobi Seksu". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ Goss, Erin. "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". DIY. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Dowling, Jordan (August 13, 2007). "Album Review: Asobi Seksu – Citrus". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (August 3, 2007). "Asobi Seksu, Citrus". The Guardian. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Shepherd, Sam (August 13, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". MusicOMH. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ Tangari, Joe (June 26, 2006). "Asobi Seksu: Citrus". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ Bathgate, Chris (August 9, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". The Skinny. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. October 24, 2016. p. 2. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ http://www.skinsmusic.co.uk/php/Season_2/skins_episode1.php
  11. ↑ http://www.skinsmusic.co.uk/php/Season_3/skins_Season3_episode1.php
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