The band returns with a new release that unites past and future after the worldwide success of X's.
Cigarettes After Sex presents his new double single “Anna Karenina”available today through Partisan Records. It is the group's first release since their acclaimed album X's (2024) and shows two complementary sides of their sound: a look towards the future and a tribute to their roots.
The main song, “Anna Karenina”is a deeply intimate composition, marked by its enveloping atmosphere and a confessional lyricism that borders on absolute vulnerability. The incorporation of spoken verses adds a new dimension to the universe of Greg Gonzalezexpanding the emotional register of the group. His choir —“I cried at the end of Anna Karenina, when she threw herself under the train”— could be, according to its followers, one of the most representative lines in the history of Cigarettes After Sex.
As accompaniment, the band premieres a reinterpretation of “The Crystal Ship” of The Doorsa faithful and ethereal version that conveys the dark romanticism of Jim Morrison to the unmistakable halo of melancholy that defines the trio.
The launch comes at a time of unprecedented success for Cigarettes After Sex: your topic “Apocalypse” recently surpassed 2 billion views on Spotifywhile “Cry”, “Sunsetz” and “K.” They also surpassed one billion each, consolidating the band as one of only eleven in history with more than four songs that cross that mark.
With more than 30 million monthly listeners and a world tour that sold out tickets at venues like Madison Square GardenO2 Arena and Kia Forum, Cigarettes After Sex reaffirms its position as one of the most influential groups of contemporary ethereal pop.
