Track: cumgirl8 – ‘cicciolina’
Label: 4AD
New York’s four-piece, aka cg8, share their newest track with a gamer girl meets pornstar inspired music video. In five minutes the screenplay encapsulates the raw and bold energy of its namesake, Hungarian-Italian pornstar turned politician Ilona Staller, aka Cicciolina.
What They Said: “Cicciolina is an Italian icon, porn star and former politician that was elected to parliament in the 90s. She advocated for human rights and the eradication of nuclear weapons. Cicciolina said “make sex not war” and used her divine power of femininity to troll the status quo while disrupting it from the inside. We feel her ideals are foundational to the cumgirl8 philosophy of subversive change, peace, and strength in vulnerability. We hope she loves our song, we love her very much. Cicciolina is cumgirl1.”
Tour Dates:
19 April – New York City, NY @ Baby’s All Right (DJ Set)
20 April – New York City, NY @ Nublu
9 May – London, UK @ Moth Club
11 May – Brighton, UK @ Great Escape
12 May – Leeds, UK @ Headrow House
13 May – Margate, UK @ Justines
15 May – Southampton, UK @ The Joiners
17 May – Paris, France @ Pop Up!
18 May – Gent, Belgium @ Trepunt
19 May – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ London Calling Festival
20 May – Le Havre, France @ Foul Weather Festival
25 May – Madrid, Spain @ Wurlitzer Ballroom
26 May – Donosti, Spain @ Dabadaba
29 May – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera
9 June – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands @ Best Kept Secret
17 June – Kriens, Switzerland @ B-Sides Festival
18 June – Mannheim, Germany @ Maifeld Derby
1 July – Oakland, CA @ Mosswood Meltdown Festival
7 July – Trenčín, Slovakia @ Pohoda Festival
21 July – Toronto, Canada @ History*
22 July – Montreal, Canada @ L’Olympia*
24 July – Boston, MA, USA @ Royale*
18 August – Wales, UK @ Greenman Festival
19 August – Glasgow, SC @ Core Festival
30 August – Berlin, DE @ Popkultur Festival
10 – 11 November – Paris, France @ Pitchfork Paris
*w/ Le Tigre
Video Director and Image Credits: Emmie America
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