Citrus (album)

2006 studio album by Asobi Seksu

Citrus

Studio album by

Asobi Seksu

Released| May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)
Recorded| 2005
Studio| Gigantic (New York, New York)
Genre|

* Shoegaze
* dream pop[1]

Length| 47:26
Label| Friendly Fire
Producer| Chris Zane
Asobi Seksu chronology
| Asobi Seksu
(2002)  | Citrus
(2006)  | Live at the Echo 10/6/06
(2006)

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|

Singles from  Citrus

1. "Thursday"
Released: August 6, 2007
2. "Strawberries"
Released: November 12, 2007
3. "Goodbye"
Released: February 25, 2008

Citrus is the second studio album by American shoegaze band Asobi Seksu. It was released on May 30, 2006, in the United States by Friendly Fire Recordings,[2] and on August 13, 2007, in the United Kingdom by One Little Indian Records.[3]

Three singles were released from Citrus: "Thursday" on August 6, 2007,[4] "Strawberries" on November 12, 2007,[5] and "Goodbye" on February 25, 2008.[6]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 80/100[7]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [8]
DIY| [9]
Drowned in Sound| 9/10[10]
The Guardian| [11]
MusicOMH| [12]
Pitchfork| 8.3/10[13]
PopMatters| 7/10[14]
The Skinny| [15]
Tiny Mix Tapes| 4/5[16]
Uncut| [17]

In 2016, Pitchfork ranked Citrus as the 37th best shoegaze album of all time.[18]

## In popular culture

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Music from Citrus was used in the British TV series Skins: "Thursday" appeared in "Tony and Maxxie", the first episode of season 2 (which aired February 11, 2008),[19] and the song "Nefi + Girly" was featured in "Everyone", the first episode of season 3 (which aired January 22, 2009).[20]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Yuki Chikudate and James Hanna, except where noted.

No.| Title| Length

|
|

1.| "Everything Is On"| 0:17
2.| "Strawberries"| 3:57
3.| "New Years"| 3:01
4.| "Thursday"| 4:17
5.| "Strings"| 5:27
6.| "Pink Cloud Tracing Paper"| 3:27
7.| "Red Sea"| 7:45
8.| "Goodbye"| 3:44
9.| "Lions and Tigers"| 4:08
10.| "Nefi + Girly"| 4:37
11.| "Exotic Animal Paradise"| 4:06
12.| "Mizu Asobi"| 2:40
Total length:| 47:26

Japanese edition bonus tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

|
|
|

13.| "All Through the Day"|

* Jerome Kern
* Oscar Hammerstein II

| 3:07
14.| "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"| Joey Ramone| 3:08
Total length:| 53:41

UK edition bonus trackNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

|
|
|

13.| "All Through the Day"|

* Kern
* Hammerstein

| 3:07
Total length:| 50:33

## Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[21]

Asobi Seksu

* Yuki Chikudate – vocals, synthesizer, organ, toy piano, bells
* Bryan Greene – drums
* Haji – bass, guitar
* James Hanna – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

* Alex Nazaryan – viola
* Chris Zane – percussion

Production

* Alex Aldi – engineering (assistant)
* Billy Pavone – engineering
* Sarah Register – mastering
* Chris Zane – production, mixing

Design

* Annie Chiu – styling, assistance
* Sean McCabe – art direction, design, photography

## Charts

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Chart (2007)  | Peak
position

|

UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] | 21

## References

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1. ^ Groom, Helen (August 10, 2007). "Asobi Seksu Citrus Review". BBC Music. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
2. ^ "Asobi Seksu 'Citrus' Now Available for Preorder". Friendly Fire Recordings. May 9, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
3. ^ "Asobi Seksu". One Little Indian Records. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
4. ^ "Thursday / New Years – Single by Asobi Seksu". United Kingdom: Apple Music. August 6, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
5. ^ "Strawberries – Single by Asobi Seksu". United Kingdom: Apple Music. November 12, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
6. ^ "Goodbye – Single by Asobi Seksu". United Kingdom: Apple Music. February 25, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
7. ^ "Citrus by Asobi Seksu Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
8. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Citrus – Asobi Seksu". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
9. ^ Goss, Erin (August 13, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". DIY. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
10. ^ Dowling, Jordan (August 13, 2007). "Album Review: Asobi Seksu – Citrus". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
11. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (August 3, 2007). "Asobi Seksu, Citrus". The Guardian. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
12. ^ Shepherd, Sam (August 13, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". MusicOMH. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
13. ^ Tangari, Joe (June 26, 2006). "Asobi Seksu: Citrus". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
14. ^ Dorr, Nate (July 28, 2006). "Asobi Seksu: Citrus". PopMatters. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
15. ^ Bathgate, Chris (August 9, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". The Skinny. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
16. ^ Grigsby. "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
17. ^ "Asobi Seksu: Citrus". Uncut. p. 83\. "Citrus represents a leap forward... With shrouds of effect-pedal fuzz surrounding their '60s-influenced pop songs."
18. ^ "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. October 24, 2016. p. 2. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
19. ^ "Skins Music : What tracks were played on Season 2 Episode 1 Tony & Maxxie".
20. ^ "Skins Season 3 Episode 1: Skins Music : What tracks were played on Freddie, Effy, Reg".
21. ^ Citrus (liner notes). Asobi Seksu. Friendly Fire Recordings. 2006. FFR-004.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
22. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

## External links

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* Citrus at Discogs (list of releases)
* Citrus at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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Asobi Seksu

* Yuki Chikudate
* James Hanna
* Billy Pavone
* Larry Gorman

* Glenn Waldman
* Keith Hopkin
* Haji
* Bryan Greene
* Mitch Spivak
* Ben Shapiro
* Gunnar Olsen

Studio albums|

* Asobi Seksu
* Citrus
* Hush
* Fluorescence

Live albums|

* Live at the Echo 10/6/06
* Acoustic at Olympic Studios (Rewolf)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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