Cigarettes After Sex — Suno AI prompt
A ready 60-90-word style descriptor for the Style field in Suno v5.5. Era, instruments, production, vocal anchor — no name used, Suno's filter lets it through.
A hushed, after-midnight sound built on patience and restraint, this style turns minimalism into intimacy. Clean electric guitars drift through deep reverb, their arpeggios shimmering like light on water, while brushed drums keep a slow, unhurried pulse and a soft synth bass hums beneath everything. The voice is the centerpiece: breathy, whispery and strikingly androgynous, so gentle and gender-ambiguous that it feels less like singing than confiding a secret close to your ear. Songs unfold gradually, favoring atmosphere over hooks, with long sustained chords and plenty of negative space. The mood is romantic and melancholic at once, nocturnal and weightless, equal parts tenderness and quiet longing. Everything is bathed in a soft, monochrome haze, recalling slow dances in empty rooms and the blur of city lights through a rainy window. It is music for stillness, designed to slow the heartbeat and surround the listener in warm, narcotic calm.
A short AI reference of this style — a guide for the prompt, not the artist’s original track.
How to sound like this in Suno
- Start with the genre and era: «ambient-pop, 2010s» — plus 2–3 devices from the tags above.
- Tempo around 73 BPM (60–85), mood: melancholic, romantic, nocturnal.
- Don’t put the name “Cigarettes After Sex” in the text — Suno’s copyright filter will reject it; describe the sound and vocal in words. The exact ready-made prompt is in the block below.
💡 Drifting off? Strengthen the genre’s anchor tags (ambient-pop) and drop extra instruments.
What tempo suits this style?
60–85 BPM, core around 73 BPM.
How to make this in Suno without a rejection?
Describe the genre (ambient-pop), era (2010s), instruments and vocal type in your own words — without the artist’s name in the prompt text.