Asobi Seksu Announce New Album And Tour, Vow To Not Use “7,000 Reverb Guitars” On New Album

Shoegaze and Asobi Seksu go together like Malia and Sasha Obama and the word “cute,” so how come Asobi Seksu have decided to ditch their shoegaze sound for their new album? According to guitarist James Hanna, “We knew we didn't want to do 7,000 reverb guitars this time, so we stripped the sound down and built it back up from there. Every shoegaze song is the same rhythmically.” Come on, James! Malia and Sasha would never ditch their adorable smiles and J. Crew coats!

Asobi Seksu’s new album, Hush, is due February 17 on Polyvinyl.

Hush tracklisting:

1. Layers
2. Familiar Light
3. Sing Tomorrow's Praise
4. Gliss
5. Transparence
6. Risky and Pretty
7. In The Sky
8. Meh No Mae
9. Glacially
10. I Can't See
11. Me & Mary
12. Blind Little Rain

Don’t forget to catch Asobi Seksu on the road as well:
02.08.09 - Southampton, UK - The Talking Heads
02.09.09 - London, UK - Islington Academy (NME Awards w/Howling Bells)
02.10.09 - Manchester, UK - Roadhouse
02.11.09 - Dublin, IE - Crawdaddy
02.13.09 - Belfast, UK - Speakeasy
02.14.09 - Glasgow, UK - ABC2
02.15.09 - Newcastle, UK - The Cluny
02.16.09 - Leeds, UK - Faversham
02.18.09 - Birmingham, UK - Barfly (Dragon)
02.19.09 - London, UK - ICA
02.20.09 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
02.21.09 - Paris, FR - Fleche d'Or
02.22.09 - Brussels, BE - Rotonde
02.24.09 - Muenster, DE - Gleiss 22
02.25.09 - Berlin, DE - Magnet
03.02.09 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
03.03.09 - Toronto, ON - El Mocambo
03.04.09 - Pontiac, MI - The Pike Room at Crofoot Ballroom
03.05.09 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
03.06.09 - Bloomington, IL - Illinois Wesleyan U.-Young
03.07.09 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
03.10.09 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
03.11.09 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
03.13.09 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
03.14.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubador
03.15.09 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah
03.19.09 - Austin, TX - SXSW
03.22.09 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
03.23.09 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
03.24.09 - Memphis, TN - Young Avenue Deli
03.25.09 - Atlanta, GA - Eyedrum
03.26.09 - Chapel HIll, NC - Local 506
03.28.09 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
03.29.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda’s
04.02.09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

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