Hush (Asobi Seksu album)

Hush
Studio album by Asobi Seksu
Released February 17, 2009
Recorded Gigantic Studios, New York, 2008
Genre Indie rock, dream pop
Length 43:30
Label Polyvinyl Records
Producer Chris Zane
Asobi Seksu chronology
Live at the Echo 10/6/06
(2006)		 Hush
(2009)		 Rewolf
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
NME (6/10)[2]
The Phoenix [3]
Pitchfork Media (5.5/10)[4]
PopMatters (8/10)[5]
Slant [6]
Spin [7]
Sputnik Music [8]

Hush is the third studio album by New York-based shoegazing band Asobi Seksu. It was released on February 17, 2009 through their new label Polyvinyl Records. It includes the singles "Me & Mary," which preceded the album's release in November 2008, "Familiar Light" in February 2009, "Transparence" in August 2009, and "Layers" in December 2009. The album demonstrates a shift from the more shoegazer-inspired work of their last major releases into a more dream-pop, mellower sound.

The album was recorded in the summer of 2008 and was produced by Chris Zane, who worked on their previous album Citrus.[9]

The song "Layers" was featured in the episode "The Born Identity" of the third season of the TV series Ugly Betty.

Track listing

  1. "Layers" – 4:00
  2. "Familiar Light" – 3:22
  3. "Sing Tomorrow's Praise" – 3:34
  4. "Gliss" – 4:03
  5. "Transparence" – 3:48
  6. "Risky and Pretty" – 0:44
  7. "In the Sky" – 3:40
  8. "Meh No Mae" – 4:03
  9. "Glacially" – 4:18
  10. "I Can't See" – 4:17
  11. "Me & Mary" – 3:07
  12. "Blind Little Rain" – 4:34

Credits

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ NME review
  3. ^ The Phoenix review
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ PopMatters review
  6. ^ Slant review
  7. ^ Spin review
  8. ^ Sputnik Music review
  9. ^ http://www.thespacelab.tv/spaceLAB/2008/11November/MusicNews-28-AsobiSeksu.htm