X's is the upcoming third studio album by American ambient pop band Cigarettes After Sex, scheduled to be released through Partisan Records on July 12, 2024. It was preceded by the release of two singles, "Tejano Blue" and "Dark Vacay".
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| Released | July 12, 2024 | |||
| Length | 38:13 | |||
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| Producer | Greg Gonzalez | |||
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Background edit
Following the band's second studio album, Cry (2019), they would release several singles which were recorded during the sessions of their self-titled album.[1] X's sees the lead musician Greg Gonzalez touching "slow-dance pop ballads" of the 1970s and 1980s, while the lyrics deal with romance and intimacy.[2] To Gonzalez, the album "feels brutal". The musician revealed how he actually had to "write" and "sing" about a loss (of a four-year relationship), instead of just talking about it which would simply "scratch the surface".[3] Only then, he would be able to "learn from it" or "relive" it instead of just trying to forget about it.[4]
The album's lead single, "Tejano Blue", was released on February 28, 2024. The album was officially announced on the same day.[5] The song is inspired by Gonzalez's life in his hometown, El Paso, Texas, who also said:
"I grew up in El Paso & Tejano music is huge there. You could go to a lot of the bars in the city and hear artists like Selena, Los Ángeles Azules & La Mafia playing over the speakers. It was in the atmosphere around me back then, but I always rejected it and gravitated towards anything else I was attracted to really. Years later when I was living in New York City I finally started listening to Selena's "Como la Flor" at the same time that I was also listening to a lot of Cocteau Twins. I had the idea then to try to combine both of their sounds somehow, which felt a bit strange, but also felt like it was coming from a genuine place of rediscovering & finally connecting with the music that I heard around me in my youth."[6]
"Dark Vacay" was released as the album's second single on April 16, 2024.[7] Gonzalez explained that the song was about someone he fell in love with a long time ago and how they fell apart while travelling through Europe, eventually breaking up after.[8]
In support of the album, the band will embark on the X's World Tour throughout 2024 and 2025.[9]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Greg Gonzalez.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "X's" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Tejano Blue" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Silver Sable" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Hideaway" | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Holding You, Holding Me" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Dark Vacay" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Baby Blue Movie" | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Hot" | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Dreams from Bunker Hill" | 3:39 |
| 10. | "Ambien Slide" | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 38:13 | |
References edit
- ^ Castro, Lauren (February 28, 2024). "Cigarettes After Sex Is More Addictive Than Ever". Texas Monthly. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Ragusa, Paolo (February 28, 2024). "Cigarettes After Sex Announce New Album X's, Detail World Tour". Consequence. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (February 28, 2024). "Cigarettes After Sex announce new LP & 2024 tour, playing Madison Square Garden". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Carter, Daisy (February 28, 2024). "Cigarettes After Sex confirm new album X's with world tour announcement". DIY. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Deville, Chris (February 28, 2024). "Cigarettes After Sex Announce New Album 'X's': Hear "Tejano Blue"". Stereogum. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Tyler Damara (February 28, 2024). "Cigarettes After Sex announce their forthcoming album, X's". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Rettig, James (April 16, 2024). "Cigarettes After Sex – "Dark Vacay"". Stereogum. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Tyler Damara (April 16, 2024). "Cigarettes After Sex share new track, "Dark Vacay"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ Grimes, Navier (February 28, 2024). "Cigarettes After Sex Announce World Arena Tour + New LP, Share "Tejano Blue" Single". Live Nation Entertainment. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ "X's / Cigarettes After Sex". Retrieved March 7, 2024 – via Tidal.