We apologize for the person we’ll become when Cigarettes After Sex performs any of these songs at their MOA Arena show next January.
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It’s so Sweet, knowing we’re only less than two months away from bedroom pop band Cigarettes After Sex’s return to Manila. No need to Cry anymore, because this band has been locked in our hearts forever since they first visited the country in 2018, and we’re so ready to say hello again!
We know you’re counting down the days to head to the Mall of Asia Arena on January 14 dressed in your best black outfit for their show courtesy of Karpos, but as a treat to warm you up, we have something for you.
Whether you’ve got the lyrics to their every song memorized or you’re looking to expand your CAS knowledge before the big show, get ready to add these ten songs to your pre-CAS concert playlist that we can’t wait to hear live from one of our fav Tumblr fever dream bands.
APOCALYPSE
Your lips my lips, apocalypse.
Currently the band’s number one song on Spotify with more than 1 billion listens, Apocalypse is one of the top songs we can’t wait to sway to (or respectfully sing our hearts out) during the show.
Whether you’ll be dancing with your significant other to this unbelievably romantic song, winging it with your fellow CAS-obsessed friends, or you want to go solo, you can’t deny that this song will make your heart flutter upon hearing it live.
K.
Think I like you best when you’re dressed in black from head to toe.
Whether you first heard this track while scrolling through Tumblr during the late 2010s or on TikTok as the background song to an edit of your favorite movie, K.’s iconic intro is one for the books, and hearing it live will be transcendental.
Even if your name is not Kristen, a live version of this song will make you feel as if you’re being serenaded by the band itself.
SWEET
It’s so sweet, knowing that you love me.
We’ve all been through phases where we would gladly let someone break our hearts. So what better way to commemorate (or heal?) this phase than to hear one of the best anthems about the (ironically) accompanying bitterness of the sweetness that comes with love? Whether you consider this song to be an ode to your loved one or a reminder of the person who you let break your heart, hearing Sweet live is sure to be a one of a kind experience.
SUNSETZ
When you go away, I still see you.
Another CAS classic, Sunsetz is a nostalgic tale of a love long gone. This track is perfect for days when you want to reminisce on a love lost from the throes of your youth. Hearing a live rendition is sure to leave you with a pinch on your heartstrings.
CRY
I swear, I’ll only make you cry.
Put your hands up if you’ve ever cried to CAS’ Cry. There is an endless catalogue of songs about being broken hearted, but this song pulls the UNO reverse card and tells the story of a heart breaker. Be ready to bring tissues to this show, because hearing a live take of this song at MOA Arena will bring back painful memories of being told, “Maybe I’ll change for you someday,” (or maybe you were the one who said these words).
JOHN WAYNE
Baby, he’s got to be crazy.
CAS’ only eponymous song, John Wayne takes the mood back to the airy feeling of being in love. John Wayne was an American actor during Hollywood’s golden age, a staple in the Western movie genre. Often playing larger than life cowboys, John Wayne’s characters were, more often than not, getting caught up in unbelievable situations.
Evocative of the times we’ve fallen crazy in love, John Wayne live can be one of the best auditory experiences you can have.
HIDEAWAY
Take me back into that hideaway.
A track from the band’s newest album X’s, Hideaway will leave you wanting to pack a bag and head to the beach with your dearly beloved to hide from the rest of the world, and fade into each other. Even if you’ll be surrounded by thousands of other fans, this track live will make you feel as if you are the only two people in the arena.
DREAMS FROM BUNKER HILL
Do you wanna make it forever?
Another ethereal hit from X’s, Dreams From Bunker Hill masks the melancholic story of a couple whose honeymoon phase has drifted away with a dreamy flow of notes (as CAS has the proclivity to do). Make a memory that’ll last forever by hearing this song live.
OPERA HOUSE
I was meant to love you, and always keep you in my life.
Arguably one of the band’s most romantic songs, Opera House, which comes from their first album, is an unequivocal confession of love. Featuring one of their discography’s most sonically unique tracks, a live version of this song will haunt you in all the best ways, even after all the lights have gone out in the arena, and you are already back home.
HEAVENLY
I’m giving you all my love.
From the 2019 album, Cry, Heavenly is not only the song title, it is also the way we feel when we listen to this bop. This track is perfect to dedicate to the person who makes us feel as if we are floating on Cloud 9 whenever we are with them. We can’t wait to take that experience up a notch, and have this song bless our ears live.
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