c*mgirl8 Announce New EP ‘phantasea pharm’ Out 18 August
Today, New York City four-piece c*mgirl8 (aka cg8) announce their debut 4AD EP phantasea pharm, out 18 August, and share a new song from the project ‘gothgirl1.’ Made up of Lida Fox (bass), Veronika Vilim (guitar), Chase Lombardo (drums) and Avishag Rodrigues (guitar), phantasea pharm was born out of an obsession with Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Old McDonald’ ahead of a show in Charlottesville, Virginia. The band decided to pay homage. Vilim dressed up in a cow leotard with pig accessories, Lombardo in a g-string and apron that read ‘The Grillfather,’ Rodrigues became a lawn mower, and Fox took on the role of a sexy rooster. “We went on stage that night and told everyone we were a ‘Fantasy Farm.’” They knew then that would become the basis of their new EP.
Last month’s single ‘cicciolina’ was a perfect introduction, a tribute to the Hungarian-Italian pornstar turned politician Ilona Staller, aka Cicciolina. The new single ‘gothgirl1’ opens another chapter. Written with Nick Launay (Kate Bush, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Slits) during the band’s stay at Barbizon, “a magical artist hotel nestled on the edge of a mushroom forest,” the result is a four-minute cut of hypnotizing eroticism that perfectly captures the dark mysticism of its genesis.
Check out ‘gothgirl1’ HERE or via the player below.
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phantasea pharm follows last year’s standalone single ‘dumb bitch’ and EP’s c*mgirl8 (2020) and RIPc*mgirl8 (2021), and arrives in the midst of their headlining EU/UK tour and festival run that has seen them play Primavera, The Great Escape, London Calling, and more. c*mgirl8 will then make their return to the UK later this Summer joining the line-up for Greenman and Core Festival after having opened for Le Tigre in North America. A full list tour dates is listed below. More information and tickets can be found HERE.
c*mgirl8 – phantasea pharm
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Tracklist
1. cicciolina
2. dead pixels
3. cursed angel
4. picture party ft. Christeene
5. gothgirl1
6. pritney llc
9 June – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands @ Best Kept Secret
17 June – Kriens, Switzerland @ B-Sides Festival
18 June – Mannheim, Germany @ Maifeld Derby
1 July – Oakland, CA @ Mosswood Meltdown Festival
7 July – Trenčín, Slovakia @ Pohoda Festival
21 July – Toronto, Canada @ History*
22 July – Montreal, Canada @ L’Olympia*
24 July – Boston, MA, USA @ Royale*
18 August – Wales, UK @ Greenman Festival
19 August – Glasgow, SC @ Core Festival
30 August – Berlin, DE @ Popkultur Festival
10 – 11 November – Paris, France @ Pitchfork Paris
*w/ Le Tigre
c*mgirl8 met in a sex chat 8000 years ago in another metaverse. Made up of Lida Fox (bass), Veronika Vilim (guitar), Chase Lombardo (drums) and Avishag Rodrigues (guitar), the band render the immersive and chaotic energy from cyberspace into our world, coming together to make a boundary-less sound that brilliantly stretches across the likes of ESG, Cocteau Twins, Suicide, CSS, B-52s, The Shangri-Las, Chris & Cosey, Madonna, and many more.