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The American dream pop band returns to Manila for the first time in seven years to play a sold-out show at MOA Arena. Presented by KARPOS

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One Music PH Top 10: Cigarettes After Sex

<p style="text-align:justify">“<em>Love you, guys. See you soon</em>,” were the parting words of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1QAJqy2dA3ihHBFIHRphZj?si=tfTemwFjT_2kJI485dfOow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Cigarettes After Sex</u></strong></a> frontman <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3X80qrZudFnWfRlNg7uIDU?si=ILZb7rLSTbi9iqinuryTIg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Greg Gonzalez</u></strong></a> shared to their adoring crowd after a euphoric set at their first-ever Manila show for <a href="https://karposlive.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Karpos Live</u></strong></a> last November of 2018.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">It was a truly spectacular night where lovers swayed their hearts out to the sweet ambient sounds of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CigarettesAfterSex/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Cigarettes After Sex</u></strong></a>; dominating the room was the noticeable heavy romantic atmosphere akin to the band’s name. Truly, there&#x27;s nothing quite like the sensation that it brings.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">Be enthralled once again as <a href="https://karposmm.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>KARPOS</u></strong></a> presents <a href="https://karposmm.com/cigarettes-after-sex-live-in-manila/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Cigarettes After Sex: Live In Manila</u></strong></a> on <strong>January 14, 2025</strong> as they come back in full and blissful force at the <strong>SM Mall of Asia Arena</strong>, ready to fill it to the brim with their signature dreamy night-band elegance, with sensual yet sweet lyrics to match.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkarposmm%2Fvideos%2F1416395422409506%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="591" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CigarettesAfterSex" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Cigarettes After Sex</u></strong></a>’s rise to fame was their outpour of confessional romantic tracks that remained constant over the years, laced with the hushed and ethereal voice of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564526220781" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Greg Gonzalez</u></strong></a> along with the aid of his bandmates <strong>Randall Miller </strong>on bass and <strong>Jacob Tomsky</strong> on drums.  </p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify"><strong>Cigarettes After Sex</strong> is stopping by the Philippines as part of their <strong>X’s World Tour</strong>. The American dream pop band makes their way back to Manila after seven years since their last show in Quezon City as part of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064793163800" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>Karpos Live</u></strong></a>’s concert series in 2018. Since then, the band had just only grown bigger and bigger with more hits added to their roster: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4sjTEUQidmfdKzJ5YclilU?si=76aa68b2f6f34421" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>&quot;Motion Picture Soundtrack&quot;</u></strong></a> (2023), <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2r827SsYFHrS34tRs4jt3D?si=5cf3c508f4bb4837" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>&quot;Tejano Blue&quot;</u></strong></a> (2024), and their latest release, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2JVOanze0ta7wiFkPnzv1L?si=e16447504a554924" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>&quot;Dark Vacay&quot;</u></strong></a> (2024). Aside from their ever-expanding catalog of amazing musical projects, the band also caught a new kind of notoriety with their song <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3p4hRhMcb6ch8OLtATMaLw?si=ea94702a39bb4511" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>&quot;Cry&quot;</u></strong></a> (2019) hitting over 155.4K spins on TikTok in a record amount of time, ultimately launching the amorously monochromatic night band into the ears of many in the mainstream. Fall in love again with Cigarettes After Sex’s signature sweet and sensual tune live at the <strong>SM Mall of Asia Arena</strong>.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/madTVO1Bons?si=TB3ZSnyv-RO9_R8Q" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="text-align:justify">  <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0eegpkrY1X8?si=9z4JhFFKNBamdEvj" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-gDUUp5iKns?si=6SBqz31U861crfsR" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@poeticbonds/video/7430247293066202414" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7430247293066202414" id="v86224772817730740" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v86224772817730740" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7430247293066202414?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-01-13T00%3A15%3A18.503806%3A4a1d7ab8-88e3-4d6e-a9a7-f3c2c41c2e45%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:725px;display:block;visibility:unset"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Treat yourself to a sweet and indelible night with one of dream pop’s best guilty pleasures. Made possible by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/karposmm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>KARPOS.</u></strong></a><strong><u> </u></strong></p><div style="text-align:justify"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><p style="text-align:justify">Here are our <strong>One Music PH Top 10 Cigarettes After Sex</strong> picks:</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>10). Touch (2019)</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UwTqcctD1rw?si=pgVPPmcC8E9W_rRB" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1l4pW7Tklvcc3k38rDFMkk?si=ac2dbd48a027469d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>&quot;Touch&quot;</u></strong></a> isn&#x27;t idyllically erotic, it&#x27;s heartrending, it strikes a primeval chord that brings on the tears.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>9). John Wayne (2017)</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M5gjHFmi2Co?si=hHDFoQUEQbT8vZEp" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="text-align:justify">It’s about loving the concept of having a relationship more than actually wanting to be in one. The song’s persona is so overwhelmed with the idea of her that he doesn’t know what to do, how to express that love, or how to even ask if the feelings are mutually reciprocated. So he figures out that if he lives a life like a John Wayne character- always on the run or in pursuit of a goal that is larger than life.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>8). Falling in Love (2019)</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zoiNNyfc_q8?si=AoAUbOdzeluv9gir" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="text-align:justify">This song is a fitting tribute to long, fruitful, and cosmic relationships as <strong>Gonzalez</strong> remembers how he and his then-girlfriend would go and watch the same film at the same time, even though they were in separate cities with ethereal synthesizers playing out to tranquil drum beats.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div><strong>7). Heavenly (2019)</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Es0qQXkTPrE?si=xu5QPsUkaVIacQHr" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><strong></strong></div><p style="text-align:justify">“<em>Tell me it’s love, tell me it’s real</em>,” <strong>Gonzalez</strong> implores on the swinging, delicately encompassing <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/70YTBH8vOGJNMhy6186yFm?si=f86fb537f5544440" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>“Heavenly,”</u></strong></a> echoing the longing character of his songwriting.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>6). Nothing&#x27;s Gonna Hurt You Baby (2012)</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jYKRFHlDM5Q?si=6CkrtOzLQQ1KQ50k" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="text-align:justify">While an overwhelming majority of their discography has that same sluggish atmosphere, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/7cs7MLtAWvsdf3w5kBvfK2?si=9391f99968bd4ffb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>“Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby”</u></strong></a> from the 2012 EP <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/12UGkXT4z3ajgq6xheCGDk?si=rMtkXh_5RfKMsVZZrPz4Dg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em><u>I.</u></em></strong></a>, is a highlight reel track in terms of contemporary romanticism lyricism with a stunning, restrained melody. </p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>5). Sweet (2017)</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OmVuOikPzz8?si=aAPaJQGFaPgUKkaT" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="text-align:justify">The premise of sexual happenstances as cannon fodder for still contemplation continues throughout their <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2mxFsS5yylSTHNivV53HoA?si=6n03_Z6pQ8KM6BBJElAhGQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>2017 eponymous album</u></strong></a>, but it’s done in such a blasé way that it circumvents banality. <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/6ilc4vQcwMPlvAHFfsTGng?si=70b788554aef49da" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>“Sweet”</u></strong></a> begins “<em>Watching the video that you sent me/The one where you’re showering with wet hair dripping</em>,” before morphing into a song about aching to feel a loved one’s skin in person.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>4). Cry (2019)</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Ga62gFUODo?si=qncnDSOhSy73ok7e" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="text-align:justify">The <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/3p4hRhMcb6ch8OLtATMaLw?si=56eb3b24f7444d4a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em><u>title track</u></em></strong></a> of their 2019 album <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4uQ5kFmXQdCxz3WvM4UUzy?si=ypIHVq35SxWcZu7CU3Gg9w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em><u>Cry</u></em></strong></a> is overflowing with heartfelt and ornate electronica and lethargic, swanky guitar chords as <strong>Gonzalez</strong> tells the story of a dude who can’t fully make a commitment. His sincerity is poignant as he sings: “<em>But I need to tell you something/I just can’t be faithful for long/I swear I will only make you cry</em>” making an indifferent assertion come off quite sensible. Even the guitars sound grief-stricken as they cry with Gonzalez’s downhearted vocal.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong><u>3). Sunsetz (2017)</u></strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u6uhVGO5XIg?si=7TGcHeNlumn039ld" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong></strong></div><p style="text-align:justify">The track is about the wistfulness and yearning the song’s persona feels after a relationship is over. When the sunset strikes, the persona has a mental picture of his or her impending ex, with sunlight on their faces as they drive away.</p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>2). K. (2017)</strong></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jq4AIdk6bmU?si=iu1ezdtITrRnZZA_" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="text-align:justify">A heartbreak story that will make you yearn for Kristen to come back to our persona&#x27;s arms. Take note also that the title of the song - Kristen’s initial - is also the final nail in the coffin that is of modern romantic communication, the dreaded acronym for “OK,” the text message counterpart of refutation by dedma and apathy. </p><div style="text-align:justify"><br/></div><div style="text-align:justify"><strong>1). Apocalypse (2017)</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify"><br/><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-mnH9-SX2Tg?si=d2Ow9A0WuMwNKxmt" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="text-align:justify">This song shows this band’s supernatural aptitude for crafting vast power from sprawling, moaning lightness. It tosses <strong>Gonzalez</strong>’s undertones against otherworldly guitar arpeggios and a slow-burn rhythm section, transposing something like an indie R&amp;B number to slowcore. “Feel the helicopters crashing in the ocean from way above,” he sings, but no sound on this song is approximately so belligerent. It’s a relentlessly delightful track.</p>

<p>The American dream pop band returns to Manila for the first time in seven years to play a sold-out show at MOA Arena. Presented by KARPOS</p>

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One Music PH Top 10: Cigarettes After Sex

Cris O. Ramos Jr.,

One Music PH

Published Jan 13, 2025 12:55 PM PHT

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