New York four-piece c**girl8 share the new single “cursed angel,” the third offering from their forthcoming EP phantasea pharm, out August 18th via 4AD. “cursed angel” is a whimsical dance with insanity, with repeating hook, “I feel like I’m losing my mind.” Speaking on the song, c**girl8 says: “‘cursed angel’ is about feeling like you’re slipping out of reality; it’s uncontrollable and sometimes you can’t contain it. if you don’t fight it, the outcome can be positive.“

“cursed angel” follows the hypnotic and erotic “gothgirl1,” co-written with Nick Launay (Kate Bush, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Slits), and the energetic “cicciolina,” a tribute to the Hungarian-Italian pornstar turned politician of the same name. The single also arrives ahead of their headlining show in New York City tomorrow where they’ll be playing the grand opening of Baker Falls (formerly The Pyramid Club). Grab tickets here. The show marks their headlining return to the states following their run with Le Tigre earlier this week. They’ll then head overseas next month for stops at Greenman Festival, Pitchfork Paris and more.

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.

Recorded, mixed, mastered entirely to analog tape, phantasea pharm follows last year’s standalone single “dumb bitch” and EP’s c**girl8(2020) and RIPcumgirl8 (2021), and arrives ahead of their headlining show in New York City tomorrow. The band will play the grand opening of Baker Falls (formerly The Pyramid Club) with support from Luci and Lip Critic.

c**girl8
phantasea pharm
Track List
4AD

1.cicciolina
2.dead pixels
3.cursed angel
4.picture party ft. Christeene
5.gothgirl1
6.pritney llc

TOUR DATES:
7/28 – New York City, NY @ Baker Falls
8/16 – Norwich, UK @ Norwich Arts Center
8/18 – Wales, UK @ Greenman Festival
8/19 – Glasgow, SC @ Core Festival
8/21 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East (signing + performance)
8/26 – Utrecht, NL @ Loose Ends Festival
8/30 – Berlin, DE @ Popkultur Festival
8/31 – Berlin, DE @ Sameheads (DJ set)
11/10 – 11/11 – Paris, FR @ Pitchfork Paris

Pre-order phantasea pharm by c**girl8 HERE