Citrus
by Asobi Seksu
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34

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  1. jonathanbrisby
    Jun 2, 2006
    5
    The fact that so many reviewers have been quick to call this a great record is beyond me. One went so far as to say that it could stand next to Loveless and in the same review scrutinized Loveless. In a year noone will give a shit about Asobi Seksu and in 20 years people will still listen to Loveless, because it is a classic. Asobi Seksu is a really really terrible indie pop band that The fact that so many reviewers have been quick to call this a great record is beyond me. One went so far as to say that it could stand next to Loveless and in the same review scrutinized Loveless. In a year noone will give a shit about Asobi Seksu and in 20 years people will still listen to Loveless, because it is a classic. Asobi Seksu is a really really terrible indie pop band that doesn't know how to use distortion pedals except in the same rote, boring way that so many others have before them. Comparing them to Lush might be a far more accurate description, at least Lush had the excuse of existing at a time when MBV were even more influential on the bands in the same scene. At least they felt the initial spark of greatness with those bands like Slowdive and Ride. Asobi Seksu are an indie pop band NOT shoegaze. The MBV comparisons are inaccurate. This band sounds like the Pixies with a really bad pop singer for a vocalist.… Expand

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75
#75 Best Album of 2006

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. AllMusic
    80
    Citrus is as good a shoegaze record you will ever hear, regardless of release date.
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  2. cokemachineglow
    83
    Nearly everything about Citrus is so accomplished, refined, and downright transcendent that it could very well stand alongside Loveless as a modernized shoegaze staple.
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  3. Delusions of Adequacy
    80
    Where Asobi Seksu's first album seemed rushed, a little too experimental, and at times too loud, Citrus brings the right amount of noise, swirling affects, and sound balance.
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