Cigarettes After Sex (album)

Cigarettes After Sex
Studio album by
Released June 9, 2017
Recorded
  • December 2015 (Brooklyn, New York)
  • May 2016 (Manhattan, New York)
Genre
Length 46:56
Label Partisan
Producer Greg Gonzalez
Cigarettes After Sex chronology
I.
(2012)
Cigarettes After Sex
(2017)
Cry
(2019)
Singles from Cigarettes After Sex
  1. "K."
    Released: December 1, 2016
  2. "Apocalypse"
    Released: March 20, 2017
  3. "Each Time You Fall in Love"
    Released: May 16, 2017
  4. "Sweet"
    Released: August 29, 2017

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.

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.5/10
Metacritic 75/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic
The A.V. Club B
Financial Times
The Guardian
Mojo
Pitchfork 7.4/10
PopMatters 8/10
Q
Record Collector
Uncut 6/10

Accolades

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Gonzalez

Cigarettes After Sex track listing
No. Title Length
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 Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Gold 10,000
France (SNEP) Platinum 100,000
Poland (ZPAV) Gold 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.