Acoustic at Olympic Studios

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Acoustic at Olympic Studios / Rewolf
Acoustic Olympic Studios album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2009 (2009-02-08)
RecordedOlympic Studios, November 2008
Genre Indie rock, shoegaze, dream pop
Length34:39
Label One Little Indian, Polyvinyl Record Co.
Producer Paul PDub Walton
Asobi Seksu chronology
Hush
(2009)
Acoustic at Olympic Studios / Rewolf
(2009)
Fluorescence
(2011)
Alternative cover
Rewolf album cover.jpg
Rewolf album cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork (6.4/10) [2]
PopMatters (7/10) [3]

Acoustic at Olympic Studios is an acoustic album by American shoegaze band Asobi Seksu, recorded at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London. The album was first released in February 2009 by One Little Indian Records as a tour-exclusive CD, [4] then reissued and retitled Rewolf by their US label, Polyvinyl Record Co., in November 2009. [5] It contains mostly acoustic versions of songs from Citrus and Hush , as well as a few unique tracks.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Asobi Seksu, except where noted:

  1. "Breathe into Glass" – 3:12
  2. "Walk on the Moon" – 3:56
  3. "Meh No Mae" – 3:29
  4. "New Years" – 3:11
  5. "Blind Little Rain" – 2:40
  6. "Urusai Tori" – 2:56
  7. "Suzanne" (Hope Sandoval) – 3:35
  8. "Gliss" – 4:05
  9. "Familiar Light" – 3:17
  10. "Thursday" – 4:24

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References

  1. Acoustic at Olympic Studios at AllMusic
  2. Pitchfork review
  3. PopMatters review
  4. "Asobi Seksu – Acoustic at Olympic Studios (2009, CD)". Discogs . 8 February 2009.
  5. "Asobi Seksu - Rewolf". Discogs . 2009.