#61 Seller of 2005! Asobi Seksu is New York's best-kept secret, but they won't stay that way for long. Formed in 2002 by guitarist James Hanna, drummer Keith Hopkin, and singer/keyboardist Yuki, Asobi Seksu eschews stylistic bombast and flavor-of-the-month posturing in favor of a sound that is intense, emotive, complex, and overwhelmingly beautiful, both earshatteringly noisy and quiet as the grand canyon at night. Yuki's vivid stories of loss and heartbreak, sung in both Japanese and English, soar above ov   [ read more ]

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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.[ read more ]

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Order and receive FREE MP3s of the 7". VINYL FORMAT. Gigantic Music presents Asobi Seksu "Stay Awake" 7" with the B-side "Then He Kissed Me" (a cover of the classic Crystals/Phil Spector track from 1963). The artwork and deluxe gate-fold packaging is designed by Sean McCabe (Spoon, Interpol, Mates Of State, etc.). This 7" is part of the Gigantic Music "Singles Series", a limited pressing of 500 collectors edition 7"s showcasing some of today's latest, relevant independent a   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. 180-gram vinyl! Includes download card for the entire album PLUS bonus remixes from CSS and Ulrich Schnauss. 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 c   [ read more ]

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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of Hush and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2009! Includes free download code! Asobi Seksu's Polyvinyl debut captures the energy of their live shows and transforms it into something new and different. Shimmering, dew-draped riffs and spiral staircase melodies are blurred by bits of guitar violence, and sputtering drums are bolstered by the ethereal voc   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. One of the last albums ever recorded at London's renowned Olympic Studios (The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who), Rewolf finds Asobi Seksu's core duo - vocalist Yuki Chikudate and guitarist James Hanna - affording listeners a new glimpse into songs spanning the band's entire career. Here, Asobi Seksu replaces its sonic layer of guitars with beautiful new arrangements achieved through the use of mostly acoustic instruments. "This Brooklyn group's previous albums   [ read more ]

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One of the last albums ever recorded at London's renowned Olympic Studios (The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who), Rewolf finds Asobi Seksu's core duo - vocalist Yuki Chikudate and guitarist James Hanna - affording listeners a new glimpse into songs spanning the band's entire career. Here, Asobi Seksu replaces its sonic layer of guitars with beautiful new arrangements achieved through the use of mostly acoustic instruments. "This Brooklyn group's previous albums established t   [ read more ]

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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. 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. Spaceland Presents Asobi Seksu Live at The Echo 10/06/2006.

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Insound Staff Pick - 2009! Asobi Seksu's Polyvinyl debut captures the energy of their live shows and transforms it into something new and different. Shimmering, dew-draped riffs and spiral staircase melodies are blurred by bits of guitar violence, and sputtering drums are bolstered by the ethereal vocals of Yuki Chikudate.

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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of Me and Mary and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. Having received rave reviews from the NY Times, Nylon, Under The Radar, YRB, XLR8R, and more, NYC's Asobi Seksu offer their Polyvinyl debut with this 7-inch teaser for their February 2009 full-length. As their live shows attest, the band have outgrown comparisons to My Bloody Valentine and others, and are realizing their potentia   [ read more ]

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Order Transparence and receive a free button (while supplies last)! VINYL FORMAT. Transparence is a limited edition four-song 10" featuring two unreleased songs from the same Gigantic Studios sessions during which Asobi Seksu recorded its 2009 Polyvinyl debut LP, Hush. The lead track "Transparence" is taken from this release, but appears here with a new introduction. The 1   [ read more ]

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Transparence is a limited edition four-song 10' featuring two unreleased songs from the same Gigantic Studios sessions during which Asobi Seksu recorded its 2009 Polyvinyl debut album, Hush. The lead track 'Transparence' is taken from this release, but appears here with a new introduction.

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