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Asobi Seksu

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Asobi Seksu performs "Thursday"

Asobi Seksu (loosely translated from Japanese to mean "playful sex") is a very busy band these days. They haven't lost that playfulness though, which comes across in the dreamy, ice cream pop-electronica that's making a name for them. The NYC-based quartet recently released a second album, Citrus (Friendly Fire), to great response. With swirling melodies and spooky-sweet vocals provided by frontwoman Yuki (who has terrific range, both vocally and linguistically, as she switches from Japanese to English lyrics without missing a beat), the album is a textural delight. So is the live show, in as many or more ways. See them at Soundlab with Besnyo on Saturday (Sept. 16), 9pm.