VENUS GRRRLS have released a video for their new single Carmilla, taken from their upcoming EP To Die as Lovers May.
“The inspiration for the song was instantaneous after finishing my first read of Sheridan Le Fanu’s novel, Carmilla,” explains vocalist GK. “The EP’s title, To Die as Lovers May, is taken from an extract in the novel, which actually predated Dracula. Lyrically, I certainly wanted to capture the contrast of allure and passion with the lethality and confrontation of romance with a vampire. It’s dark and forbidden, but it’s enticing and everlasting. I think this tender balance that exists in between the cracks of love and death is what the entire EP is exploring.
“I recorded the vocals at 3am after three glasses of red wine in the Spanish mountains; some even recorded in an abandoned chapel. We all walked in the pitch black to find this chapel with our producer, Brad, in the middle of the night. It felt like some sort of gloomy pilgrimage! It aided us in capturing the atmosphere that’s so masterfully present throughout the novel. An eeriness that’s a bit sexy. It was particularly cathartic to record a song about lesbian vampires in an old chapel.”
To Die as Lovers May is due for release on 16th October 2026 via Killabop, available to pre-order HERE and pre-save HERE.
See VENUS GRRRLS live at the following dates:
October 2026
Wed 28th – GLASGOW, UK – Audio
Thu 29th – NEWCASTLE, UK – Cluny 2
Fri 30th – STOCKTON, UK – Georgian Theatre
Sat 31st – NOTTINGHAM, UK – Bodega
November 2026
Mon 2nd – BRISTOL, UK – Exchange
Tue 3rd – CARDIFF, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach
Wed 4th – LONDON, UK – The Lower Third
Fri 6th – LIVERPOOL, UK – O2 Academy 2
Sat 7th – LEEDS, UK – Belgrave Music Hall
Sat 14th – SHEFFIELD, UK – Network – Stage 2 (Echosound Festival)
Fri 27th – GOTHENBURG, SE – Musikens Hus (Viva Sounds Festival)
Tickets are on sale HERE.
