CIGARILLO

Cigarillo are:

Marc Garnett: Songs, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals

Ben White: Songs, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals

Bio

Formed in 2019, Cigarillo are what happens when a Britpop-obsessed British Australian from Brighton, Adelaide hooks up via the web with a electronic artist from Brighton, England. Pilfering from the  delicate chamber pop of the late 60s, the post-punk of the 80s,  and the seedy, synthy romps of the mid 90s, Cigarillo are bedroom indie at its finest, recording expertly-crafted tunes that are arty, lyrically-inventive and catchy as hell.

The band released the double A side "RTL2"/"Everyone Love Janet" in November 2020, as a taster for their forthcoming debut album. 

 

Releases

DEODORANT

The hotly anticipated debut album from Cigarillo, featuring 13 tracks of Britpop aceness. From the chamber pop of The Nature of Regret to the Pulp-esque dirty synth workout of 17, this is the ultimate revival of classic Britpop songwriting. Head to Bandcamp for an exclusive, limited edition CD release.

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BACON AND EGGS

The fifth Cigarillo single -  Bacon and Eggs - is a joyous celebration of new parenthood, complete with squonky guitars, synths and horns, and the catchiest chorus from the band yet. The B sides include a revelatory cover of Taylor Swift's Shake it Off, and a dance remix.

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I'M GOING MENTAL SOON

A corking, electronic wig out, and a darkly comic look at the madness of the last few years.

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THE LEISURE CENTRES OF ENGLAND

Celebrate England's sporting heroes with this unbelievably catchy paean to leisure centres, which conveniently doubles as a great aerobic workout number.

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QUIZ MACHINE

INTERVIEW WITH THE BAND

EOTP: Your second single. What took you so long you lazy bastards?

MARC: hahaha, nothing at all really. We recorded it ages ago, and have been finishing off the album whilst it was sitting there.

BEN: It's great to finally get it out.

EOTP: This seems to be about getting shitfaced as a 15 year old, is that fair?

MARC: yep, it's definitely about our memories of visiting pubs far too young, trying to get served, and failing to do anything correctly. I sent a very rough acoustic demo to Ben, who then put all those amazing guitars on it.

EOTP: They are very Britpop, nice and crunchy.

BEN: I was trying to let rip a bit. The song has a lot of energy.

EOTP: We love it. What's coming next?

MARC: The album is now mixed and mastered and we just have to design cover art, etc.

BEN: I'm looking forward to the tracklisting arguments!

 

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