Cigarettes After Sex
USA, 2008–now
American band led by Greg Gonzalez. Their releases hold to a consistent slow, reverb-heavy sound with androgynous vocals, which found a large international audience.
MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced Cigarettes After Sex and 0 artists Cigarettes After Sex influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Cigarettes After Sex?
- Mazzy Star — Cigarettes After Sex are Mazzy Star's most direct heirs — Gonzalez cites the narcotic slowness and androgynous intimacy as the founding model.
- Cocteau Twins — The ambient-pop shimmer and androgynous vocal lineage run back to the Cocteau Twins, a documented Gonzalez touchstone.
- Slowdive — Slowdive's reverb-soaked hush is the shoegaze parent of Cigarettes After Sex's monochrome mood.