THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Cigarettes For Breakfast are a Philadelphia band who specialize in lush soundscapes and raw, emotive, fuzzed-out performances, capturing the essence of shoegaze and dream-pop greats like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive.
The bedroom project of Matt Whiteford, along with an ever-changing cast of members and collaborators, Cigarettes For Breakfast have won over the hearts of countless listeners, making waves out of the DIY music scene and onto the stage with renowned acts like Slow Crush, The Asteroid No. 4 and Mahogany, among others.
After collaborating with former band members and mix engineer Jeff Ziegler on their debut album Join the Circus, Whiteford took things in the opposite direction and wrote, recorded, and mixed their sophomore LP Slow Motion on his own. The album takes a more personal, vulnerable, and inward approach to the songwriting while further expanding upon his modern take of the “classic” shoegaze and dream-pop sounds.
In the era of the the single and shorter attention spans, Slow Motion is an immersive experience intended to be listened to all the way through. The live band, currently consisting of Whiteford, Anthony Rossi and Martin Buechler, will be playing the album in its entirety for their headlining shows on their album release tour.”
