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The signs in Chris Zane s (Passion Pit, The Walkmen) studio couldn t have been any clearer: Don t Overthink It. Or as Asobi Seksu guitarist James Hanna puts it, This time, our agenda was to not have one at all; to be mellow about the entire process instead of obsessing over everything. Maybe mellow isn t the right word, unless he s comparing Fluorescence, the band s fourth proper full-length, to a coiled-up cobra a temperamental type that s often one false move away from striking.
After all, Coming Up sets the scene by plowing into beehive-like synth lines and warp speed washes of dream-pop that leave you wondering just what th
The signs in Chris Zane s (Passion Pit, The Walkmen) studio couldn t have been any clearer: Don t Overthink It. Or as Asobi Seksu guitarist James Hanna puts it, This time, our agenda was to not have one at all; to be mellow about the entire process instead of obsessing over everything. Maybe mellow isn t the right word, unless he s comparing Fluorescence, the band s fourth proper full-length, to a coiled-up cobra a temperamental type that s often one false move away from striking.
After all, Coming Up sets the scene by plowing into beehive-like synth lines and warp speed washes of dream-pop that leave you wondering just what the hell is going on. Things don t let up on Trails -- catchy and chaotic to the core, the sky-scraping song pays homage to the pitch-perfect songwriting of the 60s by chartering a yellow submarine to the moon. Throughout Fluorescence, Asobi Seksu further refine the bombastic but beautiful blend of hailstorm hooks and fog-shrouded 4AD-isms they ve spent the last decade perfecting
Asobi Seksu's 4th studio full-length produced by Chris Zane (Passion Pit, The Walkmen) and featuring artwork by Vaughan Oliver (Pixies).
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Manufacturer: Polyvinyl Records
Release date: 15 February 2011
EAN: 0644110021021 UPC: 644110021021
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