cumgirl8’s Debut Album ‘the 8th cumming’ Out Now

“Enchanting and provocative.”
NME ****

“One of the most exciting acts releasing music today.”
PAPER Magazine

“Guttural, relatable, and ominously weird.”
Notion

“the 8th cumming will be, mark my words, the LP that introduces cumgirl8 to the rest of the pop-starved, freaky-as-fuck world.”
Paste

After coming-of-age with their introductory self-titled EP (2020), experiencing their own end with their RIPcumgirl8 EP (2021), and witnessing a twisted vision of the afterlife through their first EP on 4AD phantasea pharm (2023), cumgirl8 are now on the cusp of their 8th cumming by way of their long-awaited debut LP of that name, out now.

Following the release of two previous singles – tongue-in-cheek riot grrrl single ‘Karma Police’ and polished 8-bit electroclash cut ‘ahhhh!hhhh! (I don’t wanna go)’ – the band additionally shines light on a final single and focus track ‘something new’, on which they “let it all out with a sigh” via a nostalgic and tender coming-of-age musicality. Closing out a record of intense highs and lows, this track shares a beat of reprieve and reflection, expressing an understanding that in order to move forward as individuals and humans collectively, it is vital to start anew for the sake of our continued existence.

Check out ‘something new’ HERE or via the player below.

Described as a utopian, chaotic ‘Greta Thunberg fever dream,’ the 8th cumming (recorded live, entirely on analog) is rooted in a philosophy close to the band’s heart: cyberfeminism, which addresses the relationship between human and machine, nature and technology. Within this context, the record aims to examine our relationships with the online and physical world from an apocalyptic vantage point, even down to its artwork in which the band adorns slime-covered futuristic garments in a muted, murky landscape (representative of an inevitable ‘post-reality’ consisting of our deteriorating natural ecosystem and the dissolution of consciousness at the helm of artificial intelligence). Historically flexing their political muscles via outspoken activism (including protesting SXSW 2024), innuendo-ridden lyrics, adventurous stage presentation aided by costumes created in-house by the band, and merch table Plan C (Medication Abortion) pills, this current version of the band has fundamentally taken things up a notch, unafraid to introduce listeners to complicated themes all while exploring their creative boundaries and looking inward.

The album’s tracklist sonically oscillates between dark and light, travelling intergalactically between distorted, gothic industrialism akin to the retro horror soundtracks of John Carpenter, to Chris & Cosey or Suicide-reminiscent suspenseful and sometimes romantic synth-wave, and gritty post-punk experimentalism. A handful of musical references the band turned to during their writing sessions include Miss Kittin, Delta 5, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Throbbing Gristle, ESG, Desire, Ladytron, Deli Girls, Nine Inch Nails, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Peaches, Björk, LustsickPuppy, Nite Fleit, White Town (specifically ‘Your Woman’), and Girl Pusher – nods to each can be seen in small doses throughout. Colliding with its varied musical landscape, the 8th cumming additionally sits firmly between hyper-realistic and fantastical in terms of its themes, calling back to the record’s interplay of cyberfeminist societal critiques and the foursome’s lived experience.

Introducing their new project, the band writes:

Welcome to the digital apocalypse. 
reality is deleted! 
As the earth-born 
simulation of consciousness 
approaches its inevitable 
post-reality, 
we cumgirl8, 
upon our 8th cumming to this planet earth, 
present our alien kin with a sonic cum-piss 
to navigate the imaginary boundary 
between science fiction and social reality. 
The simulation is the hyperreality. 
As your hosts, 
we have cum to conduct serious play 
with the virus of humanity; 
to lead you through the swamp of e-waste, 
the degenesis of technology, 
and the overflow of the rebellious AI meme-plex. 
We are all cyborgs, 
released from the originas 
sacred slime. 
Guided by the phallic mother 
and the planet VNS 
we give you a world without end.

In celebration of the 8^th cumming, cumgirl8 are also embarking on a string of forthcoming UK, European and North American tour dates kicking off this month and continuing through the end of the year. Following a set at Iceland Airwaves, the band will visit France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Belgium before heading to the UK for eight shows in major cities including a London headline show at The Underworld on 5 December. The full list of dates is below, and for tickets and information, head HERE.

the 8^th cumming is available to purchase in a variety of formats via the 4AD Webstore, including Standard Black and Neon Green 4AD Webstore/Indie Exclusive vinyl. The record is also available via Shopify (Shopify Exclusive Lenticular Insert, limited to 100 copies) and Rough Trade (SOLD OUT ‘On The Rise’ Hand-Painted White Labels, limited to 100 copies). For more information head HERE.

cumgirl8 Tour Dates:
5 October – BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, Baby’s All Right
15 October – SAN DIEGO, CA, USA, Casbah
16 October – SANTA ANA, CA, USA, Constellation Room @ The Observatory
18 October – LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, The Echo
19 October – PHOENIX, AZ, USA, VIVA PHX Festival @ Valley Bar
20 October – ALBUQUERQUE, NM, USA, Sister Bar
22 October – DENVER, CO, USA, Hi-Dive
24 October – SALT LAKE CITY, UT, USA, The Beehive
25 October – BOISE, ID, USA, Shrine Social Club (Halloween Event)
26 October – PORTLAND, OR, USA, Dante’s
27 October – SEATTLE, WA, USA, Madame Lou’s
28 October – VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, The Pearl
31 October – SACRAMENTO, CA, USA, Goldfield Trading Post
1 November – SAN FRANSISCO, CA, USA, Psyched! Fest SF @ Rickshaw Stop

8 November – REYKJAVIK, ICELAND, Iceland Airwaves
10 November – LYON, FRANCE, Le Sonic
12 November – MILAN, ITALY, TBC
14 November – ROME, ITALY, RccB Init
15 November – BOLOGNA, ITALY, Covo Club
16 November – BIEL, SWITZERLAND, Terrain Gurzelen
17 November – BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Gannet
18 November – FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Zoom Bar
19 November – BREDA, NETHERLANDS, Pier15 Skatepark
20 November – GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS, Vera
21 November – AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, Paradiso (Small Hall)
23 November – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Huset
24 November – BERLIN, GERMANY, Monarch
26 November – COLOGNE, GERMANY, Helios37
27 November – HASSELT, BELGIUM, Club AFF
28 November – PARIS, FRANCE, Point Ephemere
30 November – BRIGHTON, UK, Revenge
1 December – BRISTOL, UK, Exchange
2 December – SOUTHAMPTON, UK, The Joiners
3 December – CARDIFF, UK, Clwb Ifor Bach
5 December – LONDON, UK, The Underworld
6 December – SHEFFIELD, UK, Delicious Clam
7 December – GLASGOW, UK, Hug and Pint
9 December – LEEDS, UK, Brudenell Social Club
10 December – MANCHESTER, UK, Yes Basement

ABOUT CUMGIRL8
After meeting in a sex chat 8000 years ago, cumgirl8 – Veronika Vilim (guitar), Chase Lombardo (drums), Lida Fox (bass), and Avishag Rodrigues (guitar) – have constructed a dense lore that spans multiple genres, timelines, and dimensions. Evocative of AIM handles of yore and stamped with a hypersexual ethos, their moniker is a simultaneous wink to the freedom granted by online anonymity, and a cheer for the sex-positive, sex worker-supportive possibilities of the web at its most utopian. A product of the experiences they’ve had across their many lives, their discography is a warped, fucked up ‘coat of many colors,’ with their forthcoming debut LP, the 8^th cumming, being no different. “We want people to be afraid of what’s coming.”

Earlier this year, cumgirl8 shared two standalone singles, ‘quite like love’ and ‘glasshour’. Both new singles served as a follow-up to last year’s EP release, phantasea pharm (their debut with 4AD), recorded, mixed, and mastered entirely from analog tape. The six-track EP followed stand-alone single ‘dumb bitch’ (2022) and their two other EPs, cumgirl8 (2020) and RIPcumgirl8 (2021).

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