''Acoustic at Olympic Studios'' is an acoustic album by
New York
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shoegaze
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band
Asobi Seksu
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, recorded at Olympic Studios in
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. The album was first released in February 2009 by
One Little Indian Records
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as a tour-exclusive CD, then reissued and retitled ''Rewolf'' by their US label,
Polyvinyl Record Co.
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, in November 2009.
It contains mostly acoustic versions of songs from ''
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'' and ''
Hush
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'', as well as a few unique tracks.
Track listing
All songs written by Asobi Seksu, except where noted'':''
# "Breathe into Glass" – 3:12
# "Walk on the Moon" – 3:56
# "Meh No Mae" – 3:29
# "New Years" – 3:11
# "Blind Little Rain" – 2:40
# "Urusai Tori" – 2:56
# "Suzanne" (
Hope Sandoval) – 3:35
# "Gliss" – 4:05
# "Familiar Light" – 3:17
# "Thursday" – 4:24
References
External links
Album page at One Little Indian Records
2009 albums
Asobi Seksu albums
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