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Monday, July 26, 2004

you may remember that about a month ago, Pitchfork reviewed Asobi Seksu's debut LP (if not, its just a few posts down)
well, today they reviewed "I'm Happy But You Don't Like Me" as a single. i'm assuming its the second single since the video for "Walk on the Moon" is apparently blazing up MTVU, the college-oriented music television channel for digital cable in large campus areas.

"What do you get when you cross breathy Japanese vocals, Daniel Johnston-style percussion, and prototypical 80s guitar jangle? Two things: Asobi Seksu's I'm Happy But You Don't Like and a nominee for Happiest Fucking Song Ever. Fortunately, Asobi Seksu know from cloying, and they balance their bubbly vocalist with hyper-distorted guitars buzzsawing straight through a cacophonous chorus that features a melody as irresistibly charming as the song's fragmented title. If this is just one pocket of sugary genius, give me more; if it reflects a greater phenomena of musical trends being distilled through other cultures decades after the fact, then let's lock the last 15 years in a closet and move the hell to Japan. I mean, New York."
- Jason Crock; July 26th, 2004


"Asobi Seksu" was probably my favorite album spring semester 2003 and i proudly emblazoned the Asobi Seksu sticker on my plastic art box. I'm still waiting for the next album to rock my socks some more, but considering they have since changed their bass player, rereleased the album to wider acclaim, and taken on a whole new style of japanese influences photo/graphic art identity, i bet they're a bit busy.
still, i hate that i haven't seen them play in over a year and that i didn't buy that t-shirt when they were offering it last semester. i think i'll email kieth when i get some more disposable income and see if its still available.

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