Citrus (album)

Citrus is the second studio album by American shoegaze band Asobi Seksu. It was released on May 30, 2006, in the United States by Friendly Fire Recordings,[2] and on August 13, 2007, in the United Kingdom by One Little Indian Records.[3]

Citrus
Studio album by
Asobi Seksu
ReleasedMay 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)
Recorded2005
StudioGigantic (New York, New York)
Genre
Length47:26
LabelFriendly Fire
ProducerChris Zane
Asobi Seksu chronology
Asobi Seksu
(2002)		 Citrus
(2006)		 Live at the Echo 10/6/06
(2006)
Singles from Citrus
  1. "Thursday"
    Released: August 6, 2007
  2. "Strawberries"
    Released: November 12, 2007
  3. "Goodbye"
    Released: February 25, 2008

Three singles were released from Citrus: "Thursday" on August 6, 2007,[4] "Strawberries" on November 12, 2007,[5] and "Goodbye" on February 25, 2008.[6]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
DIY[9]
Drowned in Sound9/10[10]
The Guardian[11]
MusicOMH[12]
Pitchfork8.3/10[13]
PopMatters7/10[14]
The Skinny[15]
Tiny Mix Tapes4/5[16]
Uncut[17]

In 2016, Pitchfork ranked Citrus as the 37th best shoegaze album of all time.[18]

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),[19] and the song "Nefi + Girly" was featured in "Everyone", the first episode of season 3 (which aired January 22, 2009).[20]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yuki Chikudate and James Hanna, 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
Total length:47:26
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."All Through the Day"
3:07
14."Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"Joey Ramone3:08
Total length:53:41
UK edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."All Through the Day"
  • Kern
  • Hammerstein
3:07
Total length:50:33

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[21]

Asobi Seksu

  • Yuki Chikudate – vocals, synthesizer, organ, toy piano, bells
  • Bryan Greene – drums
  • Haji – bass, guitar
  • James Hanna – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

Production

Design

  • Annie Chiu – styling, assistance
  • Sean McCabe – art direction, design, photography

Charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] 21

References
  1. Groom, Helen (August 10, 2007). "Asobi Seksu Citrus Review". BBC Music. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. "Asobi Seksu 'Citrus' Now Available for Preorder". Friendly Fire Recordings. May 9, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. "Asobi Seksu". One Little Indian Records. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  4. "Thursday / New Years – Single by Asobi Seksu". United Kingdom: Apple Music. August 6, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  5. "Strawberries – Single by Asobi Seksu". United Kingdom: Apple Music. November 12, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  6. "Goodbye – Single by Asobi Seksu". United Kingdom: Apple Music. February 25, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  7. "Citrus by Asobi Seksu Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  8. Sendra, Tim. "Citrus – Asobi Seksu". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  9. Goss, Erin (August 13, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". DIY. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  10. Dowling, Jordan (August 13, 2007). "Album Review: Asobi Seksu – Citrus". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  11. Sullivan, Caroline (August 3, 2007). "Asobi Seksu, Citrus". The Guardian. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  12. Shepherd, Sam (August 13, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". MusicOMH. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  13. Tangari, Joe (June 26, 2006). "Asobi Seksu: Citrus". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  14. Dorr, Nate (July 28, 2006). "Asobi Seksu: Citrus". PopMatters. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  15. Bathgate, Chris (August 9, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". The Skinny. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  16. Grigsby. "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  17. "Asobi Seksu: Citrus". Uncut. p. 83. Citrus represents a leap forward... With shrouds of effect-pedal fuzz surrounding their '60s-influenced pop songs.
  18. "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. October 24, 2016. p. 2. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  19. "Skins Music : What tracks were played on Season 2 Episode 1 Tony & Maxxie".
  20. "Skins Season 3 Episode 1: Skins Music : What tracks were played on Freddie, Effy, Reg".
  21. Citrus (liner notes). Asobi Seksu. Friendly Fire Recordings. 2006. FFR-004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  22. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.