cumgirl8 is an American

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band based in

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, New York, founded in 2019 by Lida Fox, Veronika Vilim, Avishag Cohen Rodrigues, and Chase Lombardo (also known as Chase Noelle). Describing themselves as a "sex-positive alien amoeba entity," they create work in the fields of music, film, publishing, and fashion. Their music functions as an "outlet orrepressed and pent-up emotions" and their style and artistic practice are shaped by an opposition to

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and

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. They began playing their first shows and releasing songs in the months before the outbreak of the

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, and once in quarantine they created The 1-900, a low-fi, unfiltered talk show on

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that delves into sociopolitical issues with guests appearing over webcam. They are currently signed to the prominent independent label

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who released their 2022 single "dumb bitch."

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