Cigarettes After Sex is an American ambient pop band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2008 by Greg Gonzalez. The band's debut EP, I., was released in 2012 with the singles "Affection" and "K." following in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Their self-titled debut studio album was released on June 9, 2017.
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History
Cigarettes After Sex was formed in El Paso, Texas, in 2008. Gonzalez recorded the first EP, I., in a four-story stairway at his alma mater, University of Texas at El Paso, calling the experience "basically an accident; kind of an experiment". "Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby", "I'm a Firefighter", "Dreaming of You", and "Starry Eyes" were recorded for I.
Gonzalez relocated to Brooklyn, New York, where the band's single "Affection" was recorded and released in 2015 along with a cover of REO Speedwagon's "Keep On Loving You".
Through music recommendations, Cigarettes After Sex has gained millions of views on YouTube, leading to live performances across Europe, Asia, and the US. Cigarettes After Sex released their self-titled debut studio album on June 9, 2017.
"Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby" was featured in episode 7 of the first season of The Handmaid's Tale., episode 7 of The Sinner, and episode 9 of the eighth season of Shameless.
"Apocalypse" was featured on episode 6 of the Netflix Original show, The Rain.
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Musical style and influences
In a feature for Noisey by Vice, Christina Cacouris describes Cigarettes After Sex as "elemental, hazy and romantic, but with a noir edge underneath Gonzalez's androgynous voice" as well as "sweet and sentimental". "As the band's name suggests, it's reminiscent of lying in bed, but its ambient qualities don't prevent it from being music you can dance to." Gonzalez cites Françoise Hardy as his favorite singer and Miles Davis as having great impact. The band also includes The Cowboy Junkies' album The Trinity Session, Julee Cruise, and Cocteau Twins as influences. The music blog Eardrums Music describes the band as "slow, dreamy and beautiful with gorgeous, tender vocals and very good lyrics." and compares it to Mazzy Star Music bloggers behind Swell Tone describe Cigarettes After Sex as a band producing "melancholy, slow pop that will sweetly rock any listener into a listless stupor."
Reviewing Affection for Independentmusicnews.com, Jae Pyl concludes that "there's just such an intimacy to Cigarettes After Sex's sound that it's impossible to not let it into the pit of your belly."
Members
Since inception in 2008, the group has included a number of different members and collaborators led by Greg Gonzalez:
Current members:
- Greg Gonzalez - founder, lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass
- Phillip Tubbs - keyboards, electric guitar
- Randall Miller - bass
- Jacob Tomsky - drums
Previous members:
- Greg Leah - drums
- Steve Herrada - keyboards
- Emily Davis - acoustic guitar
Discography
Studio albums
- Cigarettes After Sex (2017)
Extended plays
- I. (2012)
Singles
- "Affection" (2015)
- "K." (2016)
- "Apocalypse" (2017)
- "Each Time You Fall in Love" (2017)
- "Sweet" (2017)
- "Crush" (2018)
Demos
- Cigarettes After Sex (Romans 13:9) (2011)
References
External links
- Official website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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