Fluorescence (album)
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| Fluorescence | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 14, 2011 | |||
| Studio | Gigantic (New York, New York) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 46:33 | |||
| Label | Polyvinyl | |||
| Producer | Chris Zane | |||
| Asobi Seksu chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Fluorescence | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.1/10[2] |
| Metacritic | 64/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Consequence | [5] |
| DIY | 7/10[6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| MusicOMH | [8] |
| NME | 7/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[10] |
| Q | [11] |
| Spin | 7/10[12] |
| Uncut | [13] |
Fluorescence is the fourth and final studio album by American shoegaze band Asobi Seksu. It was released on February 14, 2011, by Polyvinyl Record Co.[14]
The artwork for Fluorescence was designed by Vaughan Oliver, noted for his album covers for the 4AD label.[15]
Two singles were released from the album: "Trails" on January 17, 2011,[16] and "Perfectly Crystal" on May 9, 2011.[17]
All tracks are written by Yuki Chikudate and James Hanna.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Coming Up" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Trails" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "My Baby" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Perfectly Crystal" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "In My Head" | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Leave the Drummer Out There" | 6:43 |
| 7. | "Sighs" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Deep Weird Sleep" | 1:59 |
| 9. | "Counterglow" | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Ocean" | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Trance Out" | 2:44 |
| 12. | "Pink Light" | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 46:33 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Perfectly Crystal" (Japanese version) | 3:50 |
| 13. | "All Around" | 2:16 |
| Total length: | 52:39 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "All Around" | 2:16 |
| 14. | "Trails" (Deerhoof remix) | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 51:58 | |
Notes
- On the Japanese edition of the album, the Japanese version of "Perfectly Crystal" appears as track four, while the original English version appears as track 14.
Credits
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[18]
Asobi Seksu
- Yuki Chikudate – vocals, synthesizer, organ
- Larry Gorman – drums, percussion, additional vocals on "Trails"
- James Hanna – guitar, synthesizer, vocals
- Billy Pavone – bass
Additional musicians
- Paul Dateh – violin
- Kevin Farrell – double bass
- Devin Maxwell – percussion
- Chris Zane – percussion
Production
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Tamon Imai – engineering (assistant)
- Chris Zane – production, mixing, recording
Design
- Marc Atkins – photography
- Christaan Felber – photography (band portraits)
- Vaughan Oliver – art direction, design
