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In 2015, having quietly grafted for the better part of a decade, Cigarettes After Sex suddenly, stealthily went viral. The Texan band’s “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby” bypassed mainstream radio but conquered YouTube, its languid concoction of frontman Greg Gonzalez’s low-thrumming bass and androgynous tenor – plus the track’s distinctive monochrome video – helping the song spread like wildfire.