Cigarettes After Sex X--39-s Zip [top] [OFFICIAL]
Cigarettes After Sex is an American dream pop band formed in El Paso, Texas, in 2008 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Greg Gonzalez . The band’s name came to Gonzalez while he was thinking about a “friendship with certain benefits” with a woman who smoked after they were together . After relocating to Brooklyn, New York, the band gained traction through music recommendations on YouTube, eventually leading to sold-out tours across Europe, Asia, and the United States .
Greg Gonzalez’s androgynous, whispery voice remains the centerpiece.
Before hunting for a shady mediafire link, check the band’s official Bandcamp page . You can often purchase a digital "Zip" of a live show legally, ensuring the money goes toward more ethereal reverb pedals for Greg.
He lights another cigarette. The flame is small and honest. She watches the smoke arrange itself into a script that neither of them can read but both interpret. They are archivists of what they refuse to name, cataloguing breaches of the heart with polite, exacting hands.
The band’s official merchandise, available through the Partisan Records online store, includes a wide range of apparel and accessories: Cigarettes After Sex X--39-s Zip
I recorded it on my phone. Sent it to the address.
When they finally move apart, the night retains their shape: an imprint in the dark, a soft cartography of nearlys. The lighter goes back into his pocket like a promise unkept, the zip—X–39—left unopened between palm and memory. And in the space where they separated, a single cigarette burns slower, as if unwilling to end the sentence that started with them.
From the opening notes of the album's first track, "Star," it becomes clear that is an exercise in sonic seduction. Gonzalez's whispery vocals, accompanied by lush synths and a pulsing beat, set the tone for an album that explores the intricacies of desire, love, and relationships.
Greg’s hand moved to his own jacket—an old denim one he’d never thrown away. He reached into the chest pocket. The zzzzzp was slower, hesitant. He pulled out a black Zippo lighter. On its side, etched in fading silver, was a single word: Wait . Cigarettes After Sex is an American dream pop
“What now?” he asked.
You can search for Cigarettes After Sex on music streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube Music. Their discographies are available, including singles, EPs, and full-length albums.
Back in my apartment, I held it like a grenade. The air outside smelled of rain and old asphalt. I plugged it into my laptop, and a single folder appeared, named songs for the end of the night .
On fan forums (Genius, Reddit’s r/CigarettesAfterSex), users began compiling "Zips" of the X's era. These included: He lights another cigarette
While the familiar foundations of elegantly slow-strummed guitars and delicate brushwork drumming remain, X's steps away from 1950s and '60s pop ballad frameworks. Instead, the tracks lean heavily into late '70s and '80s slow dances and bedroom R&B.
The album X’s consists of nine tracks that document the arc of a single love story, from its bright beginnings in the first half to the melancholic retrospection of the second half . The tracklist is as follows:
Moving past the file name and into the actual content of a band like Cigarettes After Sex, we find "deep features" in the production itself. Gonzalez’s production style is deceptively simple. He utilizes a "deep feature" of the guitar: the volume swell.
After a five-year wait since Cry (2019), Greg Gonzalez and company returned with a record that frontman Gonzalez describes as "brutal". Unlike previous albums that blended various relationship experiences, X’s centers primarily on a single four-year romantic arc. Key Tracks to Stream
X's solidified Cigarettes After Sex’s place in the modern shoegaze scene, debuting at number 32 on the U.S. Billboard 200, making it their highest-charting album at the time. Critics praised the album for:
– The secondary single, highlighting the darker, jet-setting realities of a fracturing relationship.