| Citrus | ||||
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| Released | May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30) | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Studio | Gigantic (New York, New York) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 47:26 | |||
| Label | Friendly Fire | |||
| Producer | Chris Zane | |||
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Citrus is the secondstudio album by Americanshoegaze bandAsobi Seksu. It was released on May 30, 2006, in the United States byFriendly Fire Recordings,[2] and on August 13, 2007, in the United Kingdom byOne Little Indian Records.[3]
Three singles were released fromCitrus: "Thursday" on August 6, 2007,[4] "Strawberries" on November 12, 2007,[5] and "Goodbye" on February 25, 2008.[6]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| DIY | [9] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10[10] |
| The Guardian | [11] |
| MusicOMH |  [12] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[13] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[14] |
| The Skinny | [15] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | 4/5[16] |
| Uncut | [17] |
In 2016,Pitchfork rankedCitrus as the 37th bestshoegaze album of all time.[18]
Music fromCitrus was used in the British TV seriesSkins: "Thursday" appeared in "Tony and Maxxie", the first episode of season 2 (which aired February 11, 2008),[19] and the song "Nefi + Girly" was featured in "Everyone", the first episode of season 3 (which aired January 22, 2009).[20]
All tracks are written byYuki Chikudate and James Hanna, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everything Is On" | 0:17 |
| 2. | "Strawberries" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "New Years" | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Thursday" | 4:17 |
| 5. | "Strings" | 5:27 |
| 6. | "Pink Cloud Tracing Paper" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Red Sea" | 7:45 |
| 8. | "Goodbye" | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Lions and Tigers" | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Nefi + Girly" | 4:37 |
| 11. | "Exotic Animal Paradise" | 4:06 |
| 12. | "Mizu Asobi" | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 47:26 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "All Through the Day" | 3:07 | |
| 14. | "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" | Joey Ramone | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 53:41 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "All Through the Day" |
| 3:07 |
| Total length: | 50:33 | ||
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[21]
Asobi Seksu
Additional musicians
Production
Design
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[22] | 21 |
Citrus represents a leap forward... With shrouds of effect-pedal fuzz surrounding their '60s-influenced pop songs.
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