Citrus (album)

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

Citrus
Studio album by Asobi Seksu
Released	May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)
Recorded	2005
Studio	Gigantic Studios (New York, New York)
Genre	Shoegaze dream pop
Length	47:26
Label	Friendly Fire
Producer	Chris Zane
Asobi Seksu chronology
Asobi Seksu (2004) Citrus (2006) Live at the Echo 10/6/06 (2006)
Singles from Citrus
"Thursday" Released: August 6, 2007 (2007-08-06) "Strawberries" Released: November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12) "Goodbye" Released: February 25, 2008 (2008-02-25)

Three singles were released from the album: "Thursday" on August 6, 2007;[1] "Strawberries" on November 12, 2007;[2] and "Goodbye" on February 25, 2008.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
DIY	[6]
Drowned in Sound	9/10[7]
The Guardian	[8]
MusicOMH	[9]
Pitchfork	8.3/10[10]
PopMatters	7/10[11]
The Skinny	[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes	4/5[13]
Uncut	[14]

In 2016, Pitchfork ranked Citrus at No. 37 on its list of "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time".[15]

In popular culture

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),[16] and the songs "Lions and Tigers" and "Nefi + Girly" were featured in "Everyone", the first episode of season 3 (which aired January 22, 2009).[17]

Track listing

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

UK bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"All Through the Day"	Jerome Kern Oscar Hammerstein II	3:07
Total length:			50:33

Personnel

Credits for Citrus adapted from album liner notes.[18]

Asobi Seksu Yuki Chikudate – vocals, organ, synthesizers, bells, toy piano James Hanna – guitars, vocals Haji – bass, guitar Bryan Greene – drums Additional musicians Alex Nazaryan – viola Chris Zane – percussion

Production Alex Aldi – engineering (assistant) Billy Pavone – engineering Sarah Register – mastering Chris Zane – production, mixing Artwork and design Sean McCabe – art direction, photography, design

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[19]	21

References

1. "Thursday – Single by Asobi Seksu". United Kingdom: iTunes Store. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
2. "Strawberries – Single by Asobi Seksu". United Kingdom: iTunes Store. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
3. "Goodbye – Single by Asobi Seksu". United Kingdom: iTunes Store. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
4. "Reviews for Citrus by Asobi Seksu". Metacritic. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
5. Sendra, Tim. "Citrus – Asobi Seksu". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
6. Goss, Erin (August 13, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". DIY. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
7. Dowling, Jordan (August 13, 2007). "Album Review: Asobi Seksu – Citrus". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
8. Sullivan, Caroline (August 3, 2007). "Asobi Seksu, Citrus". The Guardian. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
9. Shepherd, Sam (August 13, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". MusicOMH. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
10. Tangari, Joe (June 26, 2006). "Asobi Seksu: Citrus". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
11. Dorr, Nate (July 27, 2006). "Asobi Seksu: Citrus". PopMatters. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
12. Bathgate, Chris (August 9, 2007). "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". The Skinny. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
13. Grigsby. "Asobi Seksu – Citrus". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
14. "Asobi Seksu: Citrus". Uncut: 83. Citrus represents a leap forward... With shrouds of effect-pedal fuzz surrounding their '60s-influenced pop songs.
15. "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. October 24, 2016. p. 2. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
16. http://www.skinsmusic.co.uk/php/Season_2/skins_episode1.php
17. http://www.skinsmusic.co.uk/php/Season_3/skins_Season3_episode1.php
18. Citrus (liner notes). Asobi Seksu. Friendly Fire Recordings. 2006. FFR-004.CS1 maint: others (link)
19. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

External links

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