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The band still have the knack with a melody, and there's always room for a winning formula melding atmospherics with a good tune, but somehow the addictive charm of the highlights of "Citrus" such as 'Thursday' and 'New Years' just aren't present on Hush, and you're left feeling underwhelmed.
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On their third release Asobi Seksu have toned down the fuzz’n’raunch of old and come over all Cocteau Twins-y and mature--not necessarily a bad thing, just quite a bit less visceral.
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Q MagazineThey remain most compelling when Hanna lets rip, as on the propulsive, grinding 'Me & Mary.' [Mar 2009, p.93]
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Under The RadarHush finds the band careening dangerously close to the realm of pastiche. [Winter 2009, p.69]
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Alternative PressHere, vocalist Yuki Chikudate's stacked, reverberating vocals sparkle like the glint of light off of fresh morning dew. [Apr 2009, p.134]
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It is a work that shows a band still struggling to come to terms with itself, discovering on record the music it wants to make, and settling for a safe middle ground in the end.
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Overall Hush feels like a duller version of its predecessor--its skies clearer, its horizons broader, an expansiveness that makes it feel all the more depleted.
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Time and time again, songs begin promisingly only to disappear into themselves, or emerge with a striking bridge in the middle of nothing.
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New York dreampop combo meander a bit.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 9
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Mixed: 1 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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angelicarApr 26, 2009This is a great album, less direct the their previous ones, more subtle and cerebral and needs of time and attention to be completely understood.
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keineheldenmehrMar 1, 2009Very impressive album, doesn't quite surpass citrus, but still worth a listen.