Citrus (album)
Citrus | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 30, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Studio | Gigantic Studios, New York | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 47:26 | |||
Label | Friendly Fire | |||
Producer | Chris Zane | |||
Asobi Seksu chronology | ||||
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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
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
DIY | [3] |
Drowned in Sound | 9/10[4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
MusicOMH | [6] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10[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]
In popular culture
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 are written by Asobi Seksu, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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13. | "All Through the Day" | 3:07 |
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
- ^ "Reviews for Citrus by Asobi Seksu". Metacritic. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Citrus – Asobi Seksu". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ Goss, Erin. "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". DIY. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ Dowling, Jordan (August 13, 2007). "Album Review: Asobi Seksu – Citrus". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (August 3, 2007). "Asobi Seksu, Citrus". The Guardian. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ Shepherd, Sam (August 13, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". MusicOMH. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (June 26, 2006). "Asobi Seksu: Citrus". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ Bathgate, Chris (August 9, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". The Skinny. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. October 24, 2016. p. 2. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ http://www.skinsmusic.co.uk/php/Season_2/skins_episode1.php
- ^ http://www.skinsmusic.co.uk/php/Season_3/skins_Season3_episode1.php