"Sing Tomorrow's Praise" and "Me& Mary" evoke iciness over icing, with more expansive cool thaninsidious sweetness. And the duo's seasick guitars, ethereal synths, andJapanese lyricism still provide plenty of geeky studio epiphanies

Chikudate's voice floats like a paper airplanethrough beautifully constructed soundscapes, effortlessly blending into themusical milieu on tracks like "Layers" and "Meh No Mae".

Yuki Chikudate could warble spoken word chantsto a psychobilly backdrop and it would still sound lush, enigmatic andirresistibly catchy.

Asobi Seksu seem to be working in more of ajangly indie-pop vein, though still with a wispy and ethereal cast.

Hush'spleasant surprises tend to outweigh its disconnects, and they're well worthlistening closely for.