Hush (Asobi Seksu album)

Hush
Studio album by Asobi Seksu
Released	February 17, 2009
Recorded	Gigantic Studios, New York, 2008
Genre	Indie rock, dream pop
Length	43:30
Label	Polyvinyl Records
Producer	Chris Zane
Asobi Seksu chronology
Live at the Echo 10/6/06 (2006) Hush (2009) Rewolf (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
NME	(6/10)[2]
The Phoenix	[3]
Pitchfork Media	(5.5/10)[4]
PopMatters	(8/10)[5]
Slant	[6]
Spin	[7]
Sputnik Music	[8]

Hush is the third studio album by New York-based shoegazing band Asobi Seksu. It was released on February 17, 2009 through their new label Polyvinyl Records. It includes the singles "Me & Mary," which preceded the album's release in November 2008, "Familiar Light" in February 2009, "Transparence" in August 2009, and "Layers" in December 2009. The album demonstrates a shift from the more shoegazer-inspired work of their last major releases into a more dream-pop, mellower sound.

The album was recorded in the summer of 2008 and was produced by Chris Zane, who worked on their previous album Citrus.^[9]

The song "Layers" was featured in the episode "The Born Identity" of the third season of the TV series Ugly Betty.

Track listing

1. "Layers" – 4:00
2. "Familiar Light" – 3:22
3. "Sing Tomorrow's Praise" – 3:34
4. "Gliss" – 4:03
5. "Transparence" – 3:48
6. "Risky and Pretty" – 0:44
7. "In the Sky" – 3:40
8. "Meh No Mae" – 4:03
9. "Glacially" – 4:18
10. "I Can't See" – 4:17
11. "Me & Mary" – 3:07
12. "Blind Little Rain" – 4:34

Credits

• Produced and mixed by Chris Zane
• Recorded by Alex Aldi
• Mastered by Greg Calbi

References

1. Allmusic review
2. NME review
3. The Phoenix review
4. Pitchfork Media review
5. PopMatters review
6. Slant review
7. Spin review
8. Sputnik Music review
9. Corey Tate (2008-11-19). "Spacelab Music News - Asobi Seksu Speak Loudly on Hush". Thespacelab.tv. Retrieved 2012-02-23.