![]() “New Year” is a noisy frolic “Thursday” opts for a grandiose sound and wispy, sighing vocal. Guitarist James Hanna builds up a reverbed, overdubbed, swirling wall-of-sound that will keep any shoegaze fan happy. Yuki’s vocals, which are mostly indecipherable and switch from English to Japanese and back throughout the disc, shimmer in the echoed tradition of the Cocteau Twins. The first full-length track, “Strawberries” kicks in, and its allure becomes obvious right away an ambitious cross between My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins, with a little jangle pop thrown into a lo-fi mix. Me, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I hit play, and the 17-second whirr of electronic noise that opens the disc “Everything Is On” offered little in the way of hints. You might expect some post-ironic Shibuya-kei club music. You might be forgiven for assuming this is another cooler-than-thou New York club band, heavy on the style, and light on the substance. Next, you’ll notice photogenic focal point, Yuki Chikudate, who gazes from her pictures with a cool sex appeal and a generous dollop of irony. The first thing you’ll notice is the hyperstylized and club-chic packaging of the band, as trendy as a handbill for an underground party in Shibuya. Brooklyn-based Asobi Seksu (“Sex for play” in English) comes across as a Quentin Tarantino wet dream at first glance. ![]()
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