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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tonight! / MP3 Asobi Seksu - Tonight!
Posted by Ned Lannamann on Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 12:07 PM
On the eve of the release of their new single "Me and Mary," Asobi Seksu are hitting the road, previewing material from their third album, Hush, due in February. Featuring the crystalline vocals of Yuki Chikudate and the thunderous infinite guitar of James Hanna, the Brooklyn group splits the difference between My Bloody Valentine's shoegazer days of yore and a more delicate, feminine, almost new-agey brand of pop. Waves of heavily medicated guitar create a dense maelstrom of sound while Chikudate sings like a mythical siren luring sailors to shipwreck, but there isn't always a ton of substance under all that dramatic intrigue. Like a cake with huge dollops of frosting, Asobi Seksu is big and sweet and colorful, and it looks fantastic before you cut into it, but it's not exactly nutritious. Still, who doesn't want some cake?
LISTEN:
Asobi Seksu - "Me and Mary"
w/DoubleDutch, Chrome Wings; Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 9 pm, $8
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