In 2016, after a four-year-old track by a struggling Brooklyn band called Cigarettes After Sex blew up on YouTube, the group’s brand of crisp, lovesick minimalism began selling out clubs all over Europe.
At a tour stop in Prague, Greg Gonzalez, its leader, saw unticketed fans weeping in the street.
This is music that’s meant for emotional people that are in love.
So I thought, that’s what I want my music to do for somebody else.”Eight years later, that pattern has repeated for Cigarettes After Sex, on a far grander scale.
By stealth, Cigarettes After Sex has become one of the biggest cult bands in the world.
Persons:
Greg Gonzalez, ” Gonzalez
Organizations:
YouTube, Garden, Kia
Locations:
Brooklyn, Europe, Prague, Madison, Los Angeles, Asia, East, South Africa, Australia