Citrus (album)

Citrus
Studio album by Asobi Seksu
Released	May 30, 2006
Recorded	Gigantic Studios, New York, 2005
Genre	Indie rock, shoegaze
Length	47:26
Label	Friendly Fire Recordings
Producer	Chris Zane
Asobi Seksu chronology
Asobi Seksu (2004) Citrus (2006) Live at the Echo 10/6/06 (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
ElectricSistaHood	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(8.3/10.0)[3]
This Is Fake DIY	[4]

Citrus is the second studio album by New York-based shoegaze band Asobi Seksu. It was released on May 30, 2006 by Friendly Fire Recordings in the US, 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. The song "Thursday" was featured in episode 1 of season 2 of the British TV series Skins, and the songs "Lions and Tigers" and "Nefi + Girly" were featured in the first episode of season 3 of Skins.

Track listing

All songs written by Asobi Seksu, except where noted.

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

UK bonus track

13. "All Through the Day" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 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 personnel

• Chris Zane – producer, mixing
• Billy Pavone – engineering
• Alex Aldi - assistant engineer
• Sarah Register – mastering
• Sean McCabe – art direction, photography, design

References

External links

• Band page at Friendly Fire Recordings' website