ASOBI SEKSU ***Hush
Sun-gazing shoe-gazers
Floating in a perpetual dream-pop haze is a drag. Sure, the overcast feedback forecasts are charged with lightning flashes of guitar beauty, but the oppressive wall of sound aesthetic encroaches gradually like the chill of a dense fog. So it's no surprise that on their third album, New York City shoe-gazers Asobi Seksu would push for some sun in their musical winter. The clouds part on opener "Layers," a chiming, relatively minimal lilt. Here vocalist Yuki Chikudate's stacked, reverberating vocals sparkle like the glint of light off a fresh morning dew. Other songs like "Sunshower" and "Glacially" are downright happy-go-lucky pop, more Lush's Lovelife than Spooky. But while they still bring the mope on pleasant droners like "Blind Little Rain," it's mostly clear skies ahead. (Polyvinyl; www.polyvinylrecords.com)
Alternative Press
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