Cigarettes After Sex (album)

Cigarettes After Sex is the debut studio album by American ambient pop band Cigarettes After Sex. It was released on June 9, 2017, by Partisan Records and received positive reviews from critics.[7]

Cigarettes After Sex
Studio album by
Cigarettes After Sex
ReleasedJune 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)
Recorded
  • December 2015 (Brooklyn, New York)
  • May 2016 (Manhattan, New York)[lower-alpha 1]
Genre
Length46:56
LabelPartisan
ProducerGreg Gonzalez
Cigarettes After Sex chronology
I.
(2012)		 Cigarettes After Sex
(2017)		 Cry
(2019)
Singles from Cigarettes After Sex
  1. "K."
    Released: December 1, 2016[3]
  2. "Apocalypse"
    Released: March 20, 2017[4]
  3. "Each Time You Fall in Love"
    Released: May 16, 2017[5]
  4. "Sweet"
    Released: August 29, 2017[6]

As of May 2018, it had sold over 20,000 copies in United Kingdom.[8]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[9]
Metacritic75/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The A.V. ClubB[11]
Financial Times[12]
The Guardian[1]
Mojo[13]
Pitchfork7.4/10[2]
PopMatters8/10[14]
Q[15]
Record Collector[16]
Uncut6/10[17]

Accolades
Accolades for Cigarettes After Sex
Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2017
6
[18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Gonzalez

Cigarettes After Sex track listing
No.TitleLength
1."K."5:19
2."Each Time You Fall in Love"4:50
3."Sunsetz"3:34
4."Apocalypse"4:50
5."Flash"4:34
6."Sweet"4:51
7."Opera House"6:04
8."Truly"4:03
9."John Wayne"4:18
10."Young & Dumb"4:33
Total length:47:04

Personnel

Cigarettes After Sex

  • Greg Gonzalez – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, recording, production
  • Phillip Tubbs – keyboards
  • Randy Miller – bass, graphic design
  • Jacob Tomsky – drums

Additional personnel

  • Rocky Gallo – recording on "Each Time You Fall In Love", mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Charts

Certifications
Certifications for Cigarettes After Sex
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[52] Gold 10,000‡
France (SNEP)[53] Platinum 100,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[54] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] Gold 100,000‡
United States (RIAA)[56] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes
  1. "Each Time You Fall in Love"

References
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