Crush EP - Cigarettes After Sex Review
I first heard of this reverb soaked, gentle NY indie band in a magazine about two years ago, but didn't really start listening until last year. Their chill and unique instrumentation and slow but memorable songs captivate me, and I'm glad to support local bands, even though they're not quite as good as Surf Rock is Dead. They came out with the single Crush a week or two ago, but then they just made it into an EP with the initially elusive Sesame Syrup a couple days ago.Crush starts off low like many CAS songs, but doesn't quite have the warehouse echo space of many of their other songs. They run the risk of sounding very similar to themselves over and over if they have the low key guitar start the song and some basic decay laced drums coming after, more cinematic guitar, etc because they do that in almost every song, and this song is no different. It is beautifully orchestrated as the guitar drums and maybe even some violins or light synths weave in and out, and the