May 11, 2009, 8pm
Skully’s Music Diner
1151 N. High Street
(614) 291-8856
$8 in advance / $10 at door
All ages, under 21 pay $3 surcharge at the door
Asobi Seksu
http://www.myspace.com/asobiseksu
This Brooklyn group’s previous albums established them as shoegaze confectioners, molding candy swirls out of Yuki Chikudate’s soaring, translucent voice and guitarist James Hanna’s Kevin Shields–worshiping production. But here, Asobi Seksu do something My Bloody Valentine can’t — leave Shields behind. “Sing Tomorrow’s Praise” and “Me & Mary” evoke iciness over icing, with more expansive cool than insidious sweetness. And the duo’s seasick guitars (”Layers”), ethereal synths (”Gliss”), and Japanese lyricism (”Meh No Mae”) still provide plenty of geeky studio epiphanies. - Spin Magazine