Cigarettes After Sex are an American ambient pop and dream pop band formed in El Paso, Texas in 2008 around Greg Gonzalez, now based in Brooklyn. Slow tempos, reverb for days, and Gonzalez's androgynous hush define everything they do — the 2017 self-titled debut on Partisan is the place to start. Find Cigarettes After Sex vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Cigarettes After Sex formed in El Paso, Texas in 2008 around Greg Gonzalez. After early independent releases including the 2012 EP I., the band signed with Partisan Records and released their self-titled debut full-length in 2017. The band is based in Brooklyn. Their dreamy, atmospheric aesthetic and Gonzalez's androgynous vocal delivery have built a international audience particularly through streaming platforms.
Cigarettes After Sex's sound combines ambient pop, dream pop, slowcore, indie pop, and shoegaze with consistently slow tempos, reverb-drenched production, and Gonzalez's intimate vocal delivery. Their work is widely characterized by a remarkable stylistic consistency across releases, with each album occupying recognizable but variation-driven sonic territory.
Partisan pressings of the Cigarettes After Sex catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions, including limited deluxe pressings and retailer-exclusive variants.
Listeners new to Cigarettes After Sex typically start with the 2017 self-titled debut.
