CMJ Interview: Asobi Seksu
July 13th, 2006 Posted in Asobi Seksu, interviews
CMJ interviewed Yuki, lead singer of Asobi Seksu. Here’s an excerpt:
So I know you’ve been described as a shoegaze band. Do you think that’s accurate?
Yes and no. I mean obviously the influence is there. We do pay homage to the bands that we love, but I think that there are more elements than just shoegaze. I guess people will write us off as just another shoegaze band because there’s distortion and reverb on our guitars, but I think our songs are more poppy and there’s more structure and we’re more rhythmic. Those elements were not part of the shoegaze scene so I think we try to bring in some other elements and bring a sound that’s all our own. I do see why people say that, but I’m hoping that people will dig a little deeper.
