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.

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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.

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.

Photo by Charlie Knapper

In celebration of the 8th 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.

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
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