''Citrus'' is the second

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...

by American

shoegaze Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with dream pop) is a subgenre of indie rock, indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion (music), distortion and effects, a ...

band

Asobi Seksu Asobi Seksu was an American shoegaze/dream pop band based in New York City. Their music used a textured and effects-heavy vocal and guitar sound. The band primarily consisted of Yuki Chikudate (singing, vocals, Keyboard instrument, keyboards) an ...

. It was released on May 30, 2006, in the United States by

Friendly Fire Recordings Friendly Fire Recordings is an independent record label based in Brooklyn that was founded by Dan Koplowitz in 2004. Bands under the label include Asobi Seksu, Faunts and David & the Citizens. Friendly Fire is distributed in the United States by R ...

, and on August 13, 2007, in the United Kingdom by

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

Critical reception

In 2016, ''

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'' ranked ''Citrus'' as the 37th best

album of all time.

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), and the song "Nefi + Girly" was featured in "Everyone", the first episode of season 3 (which aired January 22, 2009).

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Asobi Seksu *

Yuki Chikudate is a Japanese musician. She was the main vocalist and keyboardist of the dream pop band Asobi Seksu. Musical career In 2001, she founded the dream pop band Asobi Seksu with guitarist James Hanna, bassist Glenn Waldman and drummer Keith Hopkin. ...

– 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 Alex Aldi is an American, New York City-based record producer and mixing engineer, who has worked with bands such as Passion Pit, Magic Man, and Holy Ghost!. Discography 2014 * Magic Man - Before the Waves - Producer, Engineer, Mixing (Neo ...

–

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(assistant) * Billy Pavone – engineering * Sarah Register – mastering * Chris Zane –

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, mixing Design * Annie Chiu – styling, assistance * Sean McCabe –

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, design, photography

Charts

References

External links

* * 2006 albums Asobi Seksu albums One Little Independent Records albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub