Cigarettes After Sex is an American ambient pop musical group led by Greg Gonzalez. The band's first EP, I., was released in 2012 with the single Affection following in 2015.
History
Cigarettes After Sex was founded 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, NY 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 & the US.
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 Francoise Hardy as his favorite singer and Miles Davis as having great impact. The band also includes Trinity Sessions, Julee Cruise and Cocteau Twins as influential. 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 and early Red House Painters. 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."
Cigarettes After Sex Album, a Wordbook
Cigarettes After Sex Album, Artwork Poster
섹스 후의 남아있는 흥분이 자칫 권태로 이어질 수 있는데, 담배는 이를 평온으로 바꿔주고 조금 전의 흥분을 너무 천천히도 빠르게도 아닌 적당한 속도로 정리해주는 역할을 한다. 또 어둠 속에서 부드러운 색감을 가진 구름 위에 누워 둥둥 떠다니는 기분이 든다. 그리고 Cigarettes After Sex의 Affection의 가사들은 너무 천천히도 빠르지도 않게 구름 위를 떠다닌다.
The poster was created by a visual representation of the mood felt in the phrase 'Cigarettes After Sex'. The excitement remained after sex may inadvertently lead to boredom. But I thought cigarette that the role that organized a little excited before an appropriate speed. This sorted a role that saw that with a moderate pace. And I feel lying on a cloud with soft colors in a floating darkness fell.
