Cigarettes After Sex - S/T CD punk propulsive drum machines bip bap

propulsive drum machines bip bap in deceptively simple patterns

and near-silences extracted from unfinished recordings on Jóhannsson hard drives

The worst band I've ever worked with

a guitar heroine in Allison Robertson

Cigarettes After Sex - S/T CD punk propulsive drum machines bip bapCigarettes After Sex frontman Greg Gonzalez's ability to set a scene and sustain a mood reels you in deeply. On album opener 'K., a tale of blossoming love etched in tiny details luxuriates over chiming guitars; on the hymn to romantic compulsion of 'Each Time You Fall in Love, the suspended animation of Angelo Badalamentis heart stopping Twin Peaks music is echoed. 'Sunsetz and the gently lilting 'Sweet, meanwhile, showcase Gonzalezs ability to weave