Daily Dose: Cigarettes After Sex, "Neon Moon"

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Cigarettes After Sex have shared “Neon Moon,” a cover of the 1992 hit by country duo Brooks and Dunn. The song is the second batch of new music from CAS this year, following June’s Crush / Sesame Syrup single.

There’s always been an odd affinity for country music in the slowed-down syrup world of dream-pop and its sister genres. Something about the sentimental weepiness of country music’s slide-guitar balladry translates incredibly well to reverbed guitars and drowned-in-the-mix drums.

“Neon Moon” is no exception—CAS singer Greg Gonzalez’s tender, androgyne vocals move the track out of the structured framework of radio-friendly country, and into a hazier, more romantic place of distant sounds and more distant lovers. The song floats down to your ears, weightless as a ribbon of light from the moon.

Listen to “Neon Moon,” along with the band’s 2017 Paste Studio session, below, and find the band’s 2019 tour slate further down.