Like a scantily clad Creature from the Black Lagoon, Manhattan four-piece cumgirl8 has emerged from their primordial goo, resurrecting in striking full colour with a highly-anticipated announcement of new music. 

+ Pre-order on standard black and limited neon green LP with flexi-disc for bonus track 'Goblin', and a signed press photo, via 4AD Webstore +
+ Pre-order LP with Exclusive Lenticular Insert (Limited to 100 copies) on Bandcamp + 
+ Pre-order LP with Hand-Painted White Labels (limited to 100 copies) via Rough Trade + 
+ Pre-save on all streaming platforms + 

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 is now on the cusp of their 8th cumming by way of their long-awaited debut LP of that name, out on 4th October.



To commemorate the announcement of the record today, cumgirl8 have additionally shared the record’s first single, ‘Karma Police,’ alongside an accompanying visual. With the track, the band deliver not a Radiohead cover, but a chaotic tour story of missed flights and stolen luggage delivered with a hailstorm of angular glittering keys, propulsive swirling riffs, and darkwave night club whispers akin to Gina X, Essential Logic, & Delta 5. 

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.



In celebration of the 8th cumming, cumgirl8 is also embarking on a string of forthcoming UK, European and North American tour dates kicking off this October 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 5th December. The full list of dates is below with new dates in bold, and for tickets and information, head HERE.



the 8th cumming will be available to purchase in a variety of formats via the 4AD Webstore, including Standard Black and Neon Green 4AD Webstore/Indie Exclusive vinyl. Pre-ordered copies will receive a flexi-disc for bonus track ‘Goblin’ and a signed press photo. The record will also be available via Bandcamp (Bandcamp Exclusive Lenticular Insert, limited to 100 copies) and Rough Trade (‘On The Rise’ Hand-Painted White Labels, limited to 100 copies). 

cumgirl8 – the 8th cumming
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1. Karma Police
2. ahhhh!hhhh! (i don’t want to go)
3. mercy
4. hysteria
5. UTI
6. simulation
7. girls don’t try
8. iBerry
9. ny winter
10. something new



October
10th - Desert Daze Festival, Lake Perris CA, US
15th - Casbah [Desert Daze Presents], San Diego CA, US
16th - Constellation Room @ The Observatory [Desert Daze Presents], Santa Ana CA, US
18th - The Echo [Desert Daze Presents], Los Angeles CA, US
19th - Valley Bar [VIVA PHX Festival], Phoenix AZ, US
20th - Sister Bar, Albuquerque NM, US
24th - The Beehive, Salt Lake City UT, US
25th - Shrine Social Club Ballroom Basement [Halloween Event], Boise ID, US
26th - Dante's, Portland OR, US
27th - Madame Lou's, Seattle WA, US
28th - The Pearl [Desert Daze Presents], Vancouver BC, CA
31st - Goldfield Trading Post, Sacramento CA, US

November
1st - Rickshaw Stop [Psyched! Festival SF], San Francisco CA, US
8th - Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik, IS
10th - Le Sonic, Lyon, FR
12th - TBC, Milan, IT
14th - Monk, Rome, IT
15th - Covo Club, Bologna, IT
17th - Gannet, Basel, CH
18th - Zoom Bar, Frankfurt, DE
20th - Vera, Groningen, NL
21st - Paradiso (Small Hall), Amsterdam, NL
23rd - Huset, Copenhagen, DK
24th - Monach, Berlin, DE
26th - Helio37, Cologne, DE
27th - Bootraat 9, Hasselt, BE
28th - Point Ephemere, Paris, FR
30th - Revenge, Brighton, UK

December
1st - Exchange, Bristol, UK
3rd - Clwb lfor Back, Cardiff, UK
5th - The Underworld, London, UK
6th - Delicious Clam, Sheffield, UK
7th - Hug and Pint, Glasgow, UK
9th - Burdenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
10th - Yes Basement, Manchester, UK