SONG OF THE DAY [#370]

'thursday [the twelves remix]' | asobi seksu

dateline october 25. asobi seksu finally plays salt lake city! about two years ago the band was supposed to play here, but the day of the show they couldn't reach the promoter, didn't know where they were supposed to be playing, where they were supposed to be going, so they had to cancel. can't really 'em, but boy was i bummed! after all, their second album, 'citrus,' remains one of my all-time favorites. man, it's so good it's just plain stupid.

i first heard 'thursday' on the xm radio while driving to work one day. my ears immediately perked up when i heard the swirly guitars and angelic voice [and the obvious shoegazy atmospheres]. 'what is this mighty song!?' i wondered. i wrote down the bands name with the first thing i could find, which was probably an old tube of chapstick or a crayon or something. anyway, i got to work, looked 'em up, and beheld the glory that is ms. yuki [to your left]. 'man,' i said. 'mighty tunes and a stone cold fox at the helm!' that was a good, good day. [check out this video, too]

that night i went home, bought 'citrus' off itunes, and fell head over heels. i still listen to it on an almost weekly basis. and they're finally coming. the only bummer is that they're playing kilby court, which is probably the single worst venue in salt lake city [i know, my band played there twice. it's a dive]. it's only redeeming quality is the proximity to the band. at the high violets show i was about 3 feet from the band and got to speak with them afterwards. yes, i'm taking a camera and sharpie. hopefully i can snag some pics of me and my future wife and get a john hancock or two. mighty.

→ asobi seksu: thursday [the twelves remix]
→ asobi seksu: strawberries [cassettes won't listen remix]
→ asobi seksu: all through the day [bonus track off UK version of 'citrus']