Cigarettes After Sex, Baby Blue Movie | Song Review 🎵

Greg Gonzalez and Cigarettes After Sex mesmerize once again with “Baby Blue Movie,” the unique third single from X’s.

“Baby blue movie with always4tuesdays / And her love, Sarah, at Brooklyn House Hotel.” Greg Gonzalez and Cigarettes After Sex… where are you going with “Baby Blue Movie”? “Don’t you understand / Don’t you know the love that you want’s all the love that you needed…” Hmm, thought-provoking.  The third single and seventh track from X’s (arriving July 12, 2024) is unique. Not straightforward, Gonzalez commented to The Line of Best Fit that “the story of the song is intentionally meant to be more cryptic storytelling wise than the lyrics I usually write.” I concur. Even if it takes some decoding and deciphering, Cigarettes After Sex has released another intriguing, worthwhile song.

First things first, what is a baby blue movie? Softcore porn. Hmm. There are two verses brief verses written similarly.  Notably, the pre-chorus and chorus feature more lyrics than the verses, which speaks to the nontraditional structure of “Baby Blue Movie.” Both the pre-chorus and chorus are memorable and tuneful.  Greg Gonzalez sings superbly from start to finish.  Even if “Baby Blue Movie” is written differently than some Cigarettes After Sex songs, Gonzalez’s cool, calm, and collected voice remains tried and true.  Also, the instrumental – the sound of the record – is marvelous.  Clocking in at over four minutes, “Baby Blue Movie” is so hypnotic and mesmerizing that it’s finished before you know it.  All told, Cigarettes After Sex comes through again.

Cigarettes After Sex // X’s // Spanish Prayers / Partisan // 7.12.24

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