cumgirl8’s ‘phantasea pharm’ EP Out Now
Today, New York four-piece c*mgirl8 release the EP phantasea pharm, their debut release for the label.
Recorded, mixed and mastered entirely from analog tape, 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.’”
The result is six tracks of boundaryless music that stretch across the likes of Cocteau Twins, ESG, Suicide, The Slits, B-52s, Madonna. Among those tracks are previously released singles ‘gothgirl1’, ‘cicciolina,’ a tribute to the Hungarian-Italian pornstar turned politician of the same name and accompanied by Emmie America-directed visuals, and ‘cursed angel’, whose video premiered earlier this week via Document Journal.
c*mgirl8 are now in the UK and Europe for the rest of the summer for a handful of festivals and in-store appearances at Rough Trade East and Resident. The band will return to the continent in November, see below for full tour dates.
https://youtu.be/7sg4V9ygpx4
Official Video Directed by Peter Kaaden
TICKETS HERE
18 August – BRECON BEACONS, UK, Green Man Festival
19 August – GLASGOW, UK, Core Festival
21 August – LONDON, UK, Rough Trade East (live in-store + signing)
23 August – LONDON, UK, Sebright Arms
26 August – UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS, Loose Ends Festival
30 August – BERLIN, GERMANY, Popkultur Festival
31 August – BERLIN, GERMANY, Sameheads (DJ Set)
3 November – MANCHESTER, UK, Lion’s Den
4 November – MANCHESTER. UK, Homobloc
9 November – NANTES, FRANCE, Stereolux
10-11 November – PARIS, FRANCE, Pitchfork Festival
11 November – VEVEY, SWITZERLAND, Rocking Chair Festival
12 November – KORTRIJK, BELGIUM, Sonic City
14 November – AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, Toekomstmuziek
16 November – BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, FiftyLab
20 November – STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Hus 7
21 November – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Loppen
23 November – MILAN, ITALY, Arci Bellezza
24 November – BOLOGNA, ITALY, No Glucose
25 November – MACERATA, ITALY, Circolo Dong
30 November – ATHENS, GREECE, Death Disco
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Tracklist
1. cicciolina
2. dead pixels
3. cursed angel
4. picture party ft. Christeene
5. gothgirl1
6. pritney llc
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. Their latest EP, phantasea pharm, the group’s debut release since signing to 4AD, follows last year’s standalone single ‘dumb bitch’ and EP’s c*mgirl8 (2020) and RIPc*mgirl8 (2021).