Cigarettes After Sex shares new single “Baby Blue Movie”

American dream pop band Cigarettes After Sex have unveiled the third single from their forthcoming album, entitled “Baby Blue Movie.” It’s lifted from the outfit’s third album, “X’s”, set for release on July 12, 2024 via Partisan Records. Listen to the song below.

The track takes Cigarettes After Sex’s signature ethereal guitar melodies and slow-burn atmosphere and turns it into the closest thing to a pop hit the band has ever released. Bandleader Greg Gonzalez commented on the song, saying, “A “blue movie” is a term for a porn movie & so “baby blue movie” is a reference to softcore porn. I heard the title years ago & it felt really striking to me. The story of the song is intentionally meant to be more cryptic storytelling wise than the lyrics I usually write. I like the idea of leaving the listener to decide what this one could be about…”

The title, a reference to softcore adult films, is in direct contrast with the dreamy and romantic soundscape. While the lyrics reference sex and smutty desires, the feel of the music is more akin to a companion’s embrace. Scintillating whispers of love, sensuality, and mystery leave the listener to draw their own conclusions about what the song means to them.

Since the release of their returning single “Tejano Blue,” alongside the announcement of “X’s” and a corresponding global arena tour, Cigarettes After Sex have racked up over 27M plays on the single, which was featured on 43 Spotify New Music Friday playlists, alongside a digital billboard in Times Square. They are currently the #249 most-streamed artist in the world on the platform, with over 25M monthly listeners. The tour – which includes venues like Madison Square Garden, The Forum, the o2 Arena and more – is off to a tremendous start with sellouts in London, Warsaw, Sydney, Athens, Brussels, Lyon, Cape Town.  In the States, dates in San Diego, Orlando, New York City and both nights in LA have sold out. Over 400k tickets have been sold internationally thus far and demand saw them adding extra shows in LA, London, Athens, Melbourne, and Sydney.

With “X’s“, Cigarettes After Sex finally takes centre stage as not just one of today’s preeminent indie bands, but as one of the most globally accomplished acts across any genre, whose often unconventional path to superstardom has helped reshape the very definition of success for artists in the modern era.

Cigarettes After Sex Live (2024/2025):

North American Dates: 

31^st August – Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

1^st September – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON

3^rd September – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA

4^th September – TD Garden, Boston, MA

6^th September – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY SOLD OUT

10^th September – Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD

11^th September – PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

13^th September – Kia Center, Orlando, FL SOLD OUT

14^th September – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA

17^th September – Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX

18^th September – Toyota Center, Houston, TX

20^th September – Moody Center, Austin, TX

21^st September – Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX

23^rd September – United Center, Chicago, IL

24^th September – XCel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN

27^th September – Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

28^th September – Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

30^th September – Moda Center, Portland, OR

2^nd October – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Greenwood Village, CO

3^rd October – Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT

5^th October – Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA

7^th October – Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA SOLD OUT

8^th October – Desert Diamond Arena, Phoenix, AZ

11^th October – KIA Forum, Los Angeles, CA SOLD OUT

12^th October – KIA Forum, Los Angeles, CA SOLD OUT

15^th October – Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, MX

EU/UK Dates:

25^th October – OAKA Indoor Arena, Athens SOLD OUT

26^th October – OAKA Indoor Arena, Athens

28^th October – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam SOLD OUT

29^th October – Forest National, Brussels SOLD OUT

1^st November – Forum, Milan

3^rd November – Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna

5^th November – COS Torwar, Warsaw SOLD OUT

6^th November – COS Torwar, Warsaw SOLD OUT

7^th November – Uber Arena, Berlin

9^th November – St Jakobshalle, Basel

10^th November – Lanxess Arena, Cologne SOLD OUT

12^th November – The O2 Arena, London – SOLD OUT

13^th November – The O2 Arena, London

16^th November – Accor Hotel Arena, Paris SOLDOUT

17^th November – Tony Garnier Hall, Lyon SOLD OUT

20^th November – WiZink Arena, Madrid

21^st November – Altice Arena, Lisbon SOLD OUT

Asia Dates:

9^th January 2025 – Asia World-Expo, Hall 5, Hong Kong

11^th January 2025 – Sunway Lagoon, Kuala Lumpur

14^th January 2025 – MOA Arena, Manila

17^th January 2025 – Beach City International, Jakarta

21^st January 2025 – Impact Exhibition Hall 5, Bangkok

31^st January 2025 – Coca Cola Arena, Dubai

3^rd February – Indoor Stadium, Singapore SOLD OUT

South Africa Dates:

4^th March – Grand Arena at Grand West, Cape Town

5^th March 2025 – Grand Arena, Cape Town SOLD OUT

7^th March 2025 – Sunbet Arena, Pretoria

AU/NZ Dates:

11^th March 2025 – Rod Laver, Arena, Melbourne

12^th March 2025 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne SOLD OUT

14^th March 2025 – Aware Super Theatre, Sydney SOLD OUT

15^th March 2025 – Aware Super Theatre, Sydney SOLD OUT

17^th March 2025 – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane

19^th March 2025 – Spark Arena, Auckland