After a slow start, Cigarettes After Sex saw their fortunes swiftly reversed by a whirlwind of YouTube hits.Although they formed in 2008, CAS waited nearly a decade to release their debut record, and rather fittingly it unfolds at a lethargic pace.
Cigarettes After Sex frontman Greg Gonzalez's ability to set a scene and sustain a mood reels you in deeply. On album opener ‘K.’, a tale of blossoming love etched in tiny details luxuriates over chiming guitars.
Closer, the band's 1980 sophomore album released two months after the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, continued where the first album left off, with "Heart And Soul", "Isolation", and "Twenty Four Hours".
Relative unknown (to younger millennials), Mazzy Star combined sounds from country, psych and folk to create the Mazzy Star sound. Mostly known for hit single "Fade into You" which just scratches the surface of this amazing 90s group.
On Explosions in the Skys fifth album, TAKE CARE, TAKE CARE, TAKE CARE, the band take some of their greatest creative leaps yet, experimenting with layers of haunting, unplaceable sounds.