Tagged: ohibjou

Asobi Seksu and Bell at the El Mocambo in Toronto

Mar 6, 2009, 8:09am Chromewaves

Frank Yang While most bands spend their entire careers trying to nail down that elusive "signature sound", actually achieving that goal can be as much a curse as a blessing. In the case of New York's Asobi Seksu being "that band that sounds like J-pop meets My Bloody Valentine" certainly set them apart, but there's only so much you can do within those boundaries and considering they damn near perfected it with their last album Citrus , the very real question facing them heading into album number three would have [...]

• happy
• let_them_wait
• Magic Tape
• Asobi Seksu - Familiar Light
• Asobi Seksu - New Years
• Asobi Seksu - Sooner
• Asobi Seksu - Thursday
• Asobi Seksu - Walk On The Moon
• Howling Bells - Into The Chaos

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Title:	happy
Link Text:	Asobi Seksu - Im Happy But You Dont Like Me
File Name:	happy.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Title:	let_them_wait
Link Text:	Asobi Seksu - Let Them Wait
File Name:	let_them_wait.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Title:	Magic Tape
Link Text:	Bell - Magic Tape
File Name:	magic_tape.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Asobi Seksu
Title:	Familiar Light
Link Text:	Asobi Seksu - Familiar Light
File Name:	Asobi Seksu - Familiar Light.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Asobi Seksu
Title:	New Years
Link Text:	Asobi Seksu - New Years
File Name:	03 New Years.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Asobi Seksu
Title:	Sooner
Link Text:	Asobi Seksu - Sooner
File Name:	02 Sooner.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Asobi Seksu
Title:	Thursday
Link Text:	Asobi Seksu - Thursday
File Name:	04 Thursday.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Asobi Seksu
Title:	Walk On The Moon
Link Text:	Asobi Seksu - Walk On The Moon
File Name:	04 Walk On The Moon.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Howling Bells
Title:	Into The Chaos
Link Text:	Howling Bells - Into The Chaos
File Name:	HowlingBells-IntoTheChaos.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2008

Bruce Peninsula at Soundscapes in Toronto

Feb 6, 2009, 8:15am Chromewaves

Frank Yang Please understand, as much as I like them, I have no desire to make write-ups on Bruce Peninsula a weekly feature . However, their in-store performance at Soundscapes on Wednesday night to mark the release of A Mountain Is A Mouth merited a little more than cursory, "hey Bruce Peninsula played an in-store it was great let's see what else is going on". Typically, in-stores involve a minimal setup - say acoustic guitar and mic into a PA - and a handful of songs, [...]

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