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Cigarettes After Sex

Greg Gonzalez 7 albums picked

Cigarettes After Sex is an American dream pop band formed in El Paso, Texas, in 2008 by Greg Gonzalez. The band is known for its ethereal, limerent, and often dream-like musical style, lyrics often based on the themes of love and romance, as well as Gonzalez's voice, which has been described as androgynous. While marketed as an ambient pop band, Cigarettes After Sex are also considered to be shoegaze, slowcore and indie rock.

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Ep #860 ·
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What Cigarettes After Sex said · 5 records

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Strange Days
The Doors ·1967
"my favorite band is the doors and this is the best record I think Strange Days this song your lost little girl the guitar solo on that is just like the most beautiful cosmic solo of all time."
Watch this moment 1:16
Bilitis - Single
Francis Lai ·1977
"this is bilus and it's all about the main theme. bilus kind of rare soundtrack actually. I haven't seen the film; the film seems kind of racy but really it's the diore that's an incredible song, one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard."
Watch this moment 6:14
I Want You
Marvin Gaye ·1976
"Marvin Gaye is really up there, he's probably my favorite male singer. It's really hard to get better than him; he just kind of floats on air when he sings. This is really like his masterpiece, it's kind of just like this really dark romantic soul record, has such like a midnight quality to it."
Watch this moment 6:47
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