On The Rise: cumgirl8
A resplendent forth-cumming futurist fever dream.
Lida Fox (bass), Veronika Vilim (guitar), Chase Lombardo (drums), and Avishag Rodrigues (guitar) are Manhattan's cumgirl8. Originally an art collective, the four-piece signed to 4AD last year, unleashing their debut EP for the label to fervent praise, demonstrated at their electric Rough Trade East release week in-store.
A band whose collective relationship with music was consummated at the beginning of time, it's hard not to marvel at the multi-faceted world cumgirl8 have created, the hyper-styled ensemble stretching their creative boundaries across fashion, print, and digital media. While their immersive 2023 EP left us wanting more, thankfully they've not made us wait long for a follow-up.
"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"
Recorded live entirely on analog, debut album The 8th Cumming travels a raw, expressive utopian odyssey entrenched in the band's unapologetic commentary on ecological collapse and the growing dominance of AI. Their cyberfeminist vantage point is set perfectly to an adventurous mix of sonics, rooted in post-punk, but swinging too between gothic allure and retro horror to exhilarating effect.
To experience the universe of cumgirl8 is to plunge headfirst into a forward-thinking alternative theatre, one that is stunningly laboured over and that harnesses the kind of creative detail and unearthly arousal that just might help change the world we know for the better.
We're excited to announce cumgirl8 as part of Rough Trade On The Rise, our dedicated curation putting a spotlight on the emerging music we are the most excited for you to hear, to follow and become a fan of. Read on to discover more about the band in their own words and don't miss new album The 8th Cumming on 4AD.
cumgirl8 on cumgirl8
A self-penned bio
"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"
Five by Five
5 Qs, 5 As
Describe cumgirl8 in 5 words.
Enlightenment, horny, pure, wet, chaotic.
5 records you listened to prior to making your album?
Nite Fleit - Fleit / Nite Fleit
Tia Corine - I Can't Wait
Death in Vegas - Milk It
Miss Bashful & MCR-T - Tootsie Pop
Chris and Cosey - Exotica
Top 5 career moments since forming?
Cicciolina’s birthday show in Rome!
When John Waters announced us as cultural terrorists before we played at
Mosswood Meltdown.
The Palladium show.
Playing as cannibal crabs with crabs for halloween at Knockdown Center (we
actually ate crab on stage).
cg8 collection 0.2 fashion show outside of Cafe Forgot in the LES.
You host a pre-release listening party for the album. Who are your 5 VIP guests (dead or alive)?
Charli xcx
John Waters
Doja Cat
Chris Farley
Nicki Minaj
Top 5 essential tour snacks?
Arugula
Crab legs
Lottery tickets
White wine
Red Bull