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    X's pressed on 140g black vinyl, housed in a gatefold jacket printed on silver foil board. Contains exclusive lyric and photo book.

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  • Cassette + Digital Album

    X’s on a black cassette shell with j-card, housed in a clear case

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X's
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Tejano Blue 03:54
We wanted to fuck with real love Wanted it sweet, so pure & warm Never only sleeping over We wanted to fuck like all the time & when you got back from your flight It was the first thing we did & when you say you want it all I know you want it all Baby, take it all from me & when you drag me on the floor & the blue tejano’s on, You keep your eyes on me So get in the waves, swim in your leather I always will make it feel like you were the last one Get in the waves like it was the first time Bless your heart, make you part of my life forever In shorts so high waist, the girl in the arcade said they were the shortest ever & the rest like “Holiday”, the live one where she sang, dancing in a polka-dot top... So get in the waves, swim in your leather I always will make it feel like you were the last one Get in the waves like it was the first time Bless your heart, make you part of my life forever & always...
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Silver Sable
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Hideaway
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Holding you, Holding me
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Dark Vacay
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Baby Blue Movie
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Hot
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Dreams From Bunker Hill
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Ambien Slide

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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.

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releases July 12, 2024

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Cigarettes After Sex Brooklyn, New York

Cigarettes After Sex is a dream pop band led by songwriter Greg Gonzalez & is currently based out of LA.

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