X's Cigarettes After Sex

• 1 X's 03:03
• 2 Tejano Blue 03:54
• 3 Silver Sable 03:51
• 4 Hideaway 04:36
• 5 Holding you, Holding me 03:30
• 6 Dark Vacay 03:33
• 7 Baby Blue Movie 04:04
• 8 Hot 03:57
• 9 Dreams From Bunker Hill 03:39
• 10 Ambien Slide 03:33
• Total Runtime 37:40

Info for X's

With X’s, Cigarettes After Sex finally takes center stage as not just one of today’s preeminent indie bands, but as one of the most globally accomplished acts across any genre, whose often unconventional path to superstardom has helped reshape the very definition of success for artists in the modern era.

Filled with raw, imagistic, sometimes smutty vignettes set to entrancing, slowburn pop songs, bandleader Greg Gonzalez captures every emotion a romantic arc inspires. But where previous albums have drawn from an amalgam of relationships, for the most part, X’s centralizes on just one relationship that spanned four years. “The record feels brutal,” admits Gonzalez. “I could sit and talk about this loss to someone, but that wouldn’t scratch the surface. I have to really write about it, sing about it, have the music, and then I can start to analyze and learn from it. Or just relive it—in a good way. I don’t have that Eternal Sunshine-thing of wanting to forget.”

While continuing to observe classic pop song structures, Gonzalez has moved away from the prior sonic touchstones of the ‘50s and ‘60s, finding himself now drawn to a ‘70s/’80s slow dance. While (in typical Cigarettes style) these changes may be subtle, the overall resulting energy is akin to disco ball-refracted tears on the dance floor.

Cigarettes After Sex

Cigarettes After Sex
The music of Cigarettes After Sex evokes not only the powerful sense of euphoria inherent in the band's name itself but also the feelings and emotions found in the most romantic films—painfully nostalgic, utterly captivating, and intensely visual. It is these unique qualities that allow Cigarettes After Sex’s love songs to resonate across countless countries and thrill a fiercely loyal fanbase.

To date, the band’s catalog has achieved sales of over 2.5 million records, 3 billion Spotify streams, more than 17 million monthly listeners, and over 800 million YouTube streams. Their list of fans includes everyone from Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner, David Lynch, Lana Del Rey, Françoise Hardy, Lily Allen, and Busy Philipps to many others. Featured by Vice Noisey, V Magazine, Interview, and NPR's Tiny Desk, the band has also been showcased in *The Handmaid's Tale*, *Killing Eve*, and by Ralph Lauren.

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