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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Asobi Seksu have long preferred to title their particular brand of music the rather illustrious moniker of "Dream Pop". Upon listening to the eponymous debut Asobi Seksu and especially follow-up Citrus one might well have considered it more appropriate to assign them a part of the Shoegaze canon - with clear influences from My Bloody Valentine and the like.
With new LP, Hush, things changed somewhat - it was a slower album with the leanings to Shoegaze but the departure was far more apparent. Instead of offering an aftertaste, or even after throttle from the heavier songs - the softer songs now took centre stage. In that new role, with the remaining shoe gaze tinges they felt like an antipesto without a main - an album crying out for more than one stomper (Me & Mary).
Rewolf has allowed these songs to shine, as well as demonstrate just how strong and melodically durable the Asobi Seksu catalogue really is. While Breathe Into Glass and Blind Little rain sounded pretty good on Hush, with this acoustic, could hear a pin drop, treatment they are elevated to absolutely stunning. Lead singer Yuki Chikudate's voice takes centre stage more than ever, and what an absolutely wonderful voice it is - at times bearing a warmth that could steam the dew from the leaves at others the soaring wonder that could take it back up to the clouds. Not to be too hyperbolous but the girl really can sing and with everything stripped back, ReWolf is the best exhibition of this to date.
That the songs from Hush sound good with the acoustic treatment, however, is perhaps less of a revelation than the treatment of older songs like New Year's and Walk On The Moon, which are equally as beautiful stripped back. Honestly, the transformation of all these songs - expertly chosen and cohesively put together in the order presented - is just stunning. I'd always thought it was the resounding noise, their faster tunes, the industrial production coupled with the honey sweet vocals that I loved about this band yet At Olympic Studios changed those perceptions. Far from being the tepid afterthought that so many acoustic releases are from artists, or indeed the confused compromise that Hush at times seemed, Rewolf is perhaps Asobi Seksu's most compelling, intimate and indeed timeless arrangement to date. High praise indeed.
With new LP, Hush, things changed somewhat - it was a slower album with the leanings to Shoegaze but the departure was far more apparent. Instead of offering an aftertaste, or even after throttle from the heavier songs - the softer songs now took centre stage. In that new role, with the remaining shoe gaze tinges they felt like an antipesto without a main - an album crying out for more than one stomper (Me & Mary).
Rewolf has allowed these songs to shine, as well as demonstrate just how strong and melodically durable the Asobi Seksu catalogue really is. While Breathe Into Glass and Blind Little rain sounded pretty good on Hush, with this acoustic, could hear a pin drop, treatment they are elevated to absolutely stunning. Lead singer Yuki Chikudate's voice takes centre stage more than ever, and what an absolutely wonderful voice it is - at times bearing a warmth that could steam the dew from the leaves at others the soaring wonder that could take it back up to the clouds. Not to be too hyperbolous but the girl really can sing and with everything stripped back, ReWolf is the best exhibition of this to date.
That the songs from Hush sound good with the acoustic treatment, however, is perhaps less of a revelation than the treatment of older songs like New Year's and Walk On The Moon, which are equally as beautiful stripped back. Honestly, the transformation of all these songs - expertly chosen and cohesively put together in the order presented - is just stunning. I'd always thought it was the resounding noise, their faster tunes, the industrial production coupled with the honey sweet vocals that I loved about this band yet At Olympic Studios changed those perceptions. Far from being the tepid afterthought that so many acoustic releases are from artists, or indeed the confused compromise that Hush at times seemed, Rewolf is perhaps Asobi Seksu's most compelling, intimate and indeed timeless arrangement to date. High praise indeed.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Lullaby Dream Pop At Its Best
14 Jan 2010
Format:Audio CD
Gorgeous angelic voices over piano, acoustic guitar and general ethereal sound will appeal to fans of Slowdive, Moose, Hope Sandoval, and Ronderlin. Some of the slower tracks remind me of the 1980s Cocteau Twins masterpiece album Victorialand. Not one bad track on the album, which for me is their best. Highly recommended.
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