Citrus cover

Citrus

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Asobi Seksu’s second album was their breakthrough moment, one of a variety of examples in the mid-2000s of how a shoegaze-friendly aesthetic had taken firmer root among American independent and underground bands in particular. The core duo of Yuki Chikudate and James Hanna, working with a different rhythm section from their debut, were just as adept with the spirit of earlier indie-pop as well, and the sweetly engaging singalong gloss evident on songs like “Strawberries,” “Red Sea” and “Strings” fits just as well as the exultant feedback rush.

Ned Raggett

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