Brooklyn-based shoegazers Asobi Seksu (Japanese for playful sex) are back with a brand new album titled Hush. Their musical style harps back to the high vocals of a Couteau Twins record teamed with the grittier pedal preferences of Kevin Shields. In an age where even seemingly clever lyrics wear rapidly thin it’s an added bonus, that front woman Yuki Chikudate sings in a mixture of English and Japanese –sometimes even her bandmates don’t know what she is singing about. Asobi’s guitarist/vocalist James Hanna spoke to drop-d on the eve of their Dublin gig.
Drop-d: You’re playing Manchester tonight? Do you have any affection for the musical history of the city?
James: Yeah there are always a lot of good bands from Manchester, and we always have really good shows there. It’s our third show this tour. We played in London last night and Southampton the night before. They were both pretty good- London was definitely pretty awesome.
Drop-d: Are you happy with the way the songs on your new album Hush are translating into a live setting?
James: It’s cool; it’s really exciting for us to try new stuff. It’s definitely really something to play new shows again. I just take things one day at a time on tour.
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