ARTiST: Asobi Seksu
TiTLE: Walk On The Moon
LABEL: One Little Indian
GENRE: Indie
TiME: 08:23 min
SiZE: 11,6 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Jun-14-2007
RELEASE DATE: May-28-2007
WEBSiTE: www.asobiseksu.com
Track List:
01. Walk On The Moon 04:36
02. Sooner 03:47
Release Notes:
Asobi Seksu are a New York band, but they donÆt
sound much like a New York band. Nor do they sound
like a New Yawk band, or even a New Yoik band, for
that matter. Their name means "playful sex" in
Japanese, but they don't sound much like playful
sex, either - sensual, maybe, but this is sex with
some serious emotional strings attached.
Like My Bloody Valentine turned all the way up to
eleven, "Walk On The Moon" is celestial of intent
but brutal in its execution, conjuring vast arterial
spurts of noise in its attempt to portray a
compelling soundscape of the heart.
Yuki's vocals ride unusually high in the mix for
this kind of anglophile dream pop, her luxuriant
tones swathed in a molten, melancholy throb of
guitar and vaporous synth, like Mazzy Star's Hope
Sandoval thawing out in the memory of an old flame.
The MBV similarities spill over into homage somewhat
on b-side "Sooner", a bittersweet lament that could
almost have been lifted wholesale from Loveless,
especially when those purging, seasick guitars kick
in for its instrumental chorus.
But enough carping: 'Walk On The Moon' is a release
to melt hearts. Strings attached, of course.