Description

The signs in Chris Zanes (Passion Pit, The Walkmen) studio couldnt have been any clearer: Dont Overthink It. Or as Asobi Seksu guitarist James Hanna puts it, This time, our agenda was to not have one at all; to be mellow about the entire process instead of obsessing over everything.

Maybe mellow isnt the right word, unless hes comparing Fluorescence, the bands fourth proper full length, to a coiled-up cobra a temperamental type thats often one false move away from striking.

After all, Coming Up sets the scene by plowing into beehive-like synth lines and warp speed washes of dream-pop that leave you wondering just what the Hell is going on.

Things dont let up on Trails catchy and chaotic to the core, the sky-scraping song pays homage to the pitch-perfect songwriting of the 60s by chartering a yellow submarine to the moon.

Throughout Fluorescence, Asobi Seksu further refine the bombastic but beautiful blend of hailstorm hooks and fog-shrouded 4AD-isms theyve spent the last decade perfecting.

Available on limited edition deluxe 180g gatefold pink coloured vinyl with download code (1500 copies worldwide).