Hush (Asobi Seksu album)

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Hush
Asobi Seksu Hush.png
Studio album by
Asobi Seksu
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)
Recorded2008
StudioGigantic (New York, New York)
Genre Dream pop [1] [2]
Length43:30
Label Polyvinyl
Producer Chris Zane
Asobi Seksu chronology
Live at the Echo 10/6/06
(2006)		Hush
(2009)		 Rewolf
(2009)
Singles from Hush
  1. "Me & Mary"
    Released: November 17, 2008
  2. "Familiar Light"
    Released: February 16, 2009
  3. "Transparence"
    Released: August 21, 2009
  4. "Layers"
    Released: December 7, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club C [5]
The Boston Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 6/10 [8]
Pitchfork 5.5/10 [9]
PopMatters 8/10 [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Spin 8/10 [12]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]

Hush is the third studio album by American shoegaze band Asobi Seksu. It was released on February 17, 2009 by Polyvinyl Record Co., [14] marking the band's first album for the label. Hush was recorded in the summer of 2008 and was produced by Chris Zane, who had also worked on Asobi Seksu's previous album Citrus (2006). [15] [16] The album demonstrated a shift from the more shoegaze-inspired work of prior releases to a mellower, quieter sound. [4] [9] [16]

Contents

Hush produced four singles: "Me & Mary", released on November 17, 2008; [17] "Familiar Light", released on February 16, 2009; [18] "Transparence", released on August 21, 2009; [19] and "Layers", released on December 7, 2009. [20]

The song "Layers" was featured in the episode "The Born Identity" of the third season of the TV series Ugly Betty . [21]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yuki Chikudate and James Hanna.

No.TitleLength
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
Total length:43:30
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Remember"3:41
14."Breathe into Glass"3:58
Total length:51:09
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Remember"3:41
14."Thursday" (acoustic)4:23
15."Me & Mary" (video)3:08
Total length:54:42

Credits

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [22]

Asobi Seksu

Additional musicians

Production

Design

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [23] 190
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [24] 35
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [25] 34

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