Hush (Asobi Seksu album)
# Hush (Asobi Seksu album)

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The A.V. Club | C |
| The Boston Phoenix | |
| Mojo | |
| NME | 6/10 |
| Pitchfork | 5.5/10 |
| PopMatters | 8/10 |
| Q | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
| Uncut | |

Hush is the third studio album by American shoegaze band Asobi Seksu. It was released on February 17, 2009 by Polyvinyl Record Co., marking the band's first album for the label. Hush was recorded in the summer of 2008 and was produced by Chris Zane, who had also worked on Asobi Seksu's previous album Citrus (2006). The album demonstrated a shift from the more shoegaze-inspired work of prior releases to a mellower, quieter sound.

Hush produced four singles: "Me & Mary", released on November 17, 2008; "Familiar Light", released on February 16, 2009; "Transparence", released on August 21, 2009; and "Layers", released on December 7, 2009.

## In popular culture

The song "Layers" was featured in the episode "The Born Identity" of the third season of the TV series Ugly Betty.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Yuki Chikudate and James Hanna.

## Credits

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Asobi Seksu

* Yuki Chikudate – vocals, synthesizer, organ
* James Hanna – bass, guitar, synthesizer, vocals
* Gunnar Olsen – drums

Additional musicians

* Devon Maxwell – percussion
* George Pagonis – percussion
* Chris Zane – percussion

Production

* Alex Aldi – engineering
* Greg Calbi – mastering
* Chris Zane – production, mixing

Design

* Sean McCabe – art direction, design, photography

## Charts

| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 190 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) | 35 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 34 |
