Review: Cigarettes After Sex

Okay, I've recently discovered a very good band called Cigarettes After Sex (@cigarettesaftersex). They are an ambient pop band as Wikipedia would tell.

This band is literally one of the best bands that I've ever listened to lyrics wise. I love how they put rhythm and melody to seemingly ordinary text. When I listen to them, I'm transported to an entirely different world; dark, romantic and desolate memory of a love that was once was and what it will be in one's memory.

Their music is the epitome of someone who has been in love once, broken into pieces, but will never regret the love that was once felt. The emotions of all their songs speaks to me as if it was written by someone whom I have known for so long. If you are the kind of person who loves music because you can relate to the lyrics, specially those melancholic ones, then this band won't disappoint.

They have a total of five albums/EPs which is on my repeat playlist. I will link out their playlist for some music apps and also their website. Out of all their songs (which I all love), my top three are Neon Moon, Keep on Loving You and Opera House. Both this songs reminds me of how I felt about a love that was once was and how that love is cherished forever. Let me share to you some of the lyrics that I fell in love with.

Neon Moon

If you lose your one & only

There’s always room here for the lonely
To watch your broken dreams
Dance in & out of the beams of a neon moon

This phrase reminds me of all those moments when I sat under the moonlight remembering all those memories of love and how in those moments I realize that sometimes love and dreams are equated to brokenness. I know sounds very melancholic but maybe that's just how I see it nowadays.

Keep On Loving You

I know all about those men
Still I don't remember
Because it was us baby way before them
we're still together
I meant every word I said
When I said that I love you I meant that I love you forever

This is very special to me since I feel like, it was me saying "When I said that I love you I meant that I love you forever". This is how I love, I love until I can't anymore and I can never un-love someone.

Opera House

I’ve got a love for you I just can’t escape
All of my love for you cuts me like barbed wire

I was meant to love you & always keep you in my life
I was meant to love you,
I knew I loved you at first sight

I think this one doesn't need any explanation at all. This is me saying to that person how I chose to love and love until it hurt. I just relate to this.

Anyway, that is my top three but I swear all their songs are heart-wrenching it makes you want to stare into the abyss while it's raining (cliche but true). This is the type of music that I would listen to non-stop on a lazy Saturday morning. I would definitely keep on loving this band just as how I love Lewis Capaldi (@lewiscapaldi), Lauv (@lauvsongs) and Lany (@thisislany).

Links:

Official Website: https://www.cigarettesaftersex.com/