Belgium’s Ultra Sunn have unveiled their latest single, “L.A. Drags,” a slow-burning hymn of shadow and desire, accompanied by a dramatic new video starring the inimitable Violet Chachki.
The clip contrasts sun-soaked Los Angeles palms with the nocturnal haze of a fog-drenched studio, cutting between open roads and ritualistic performance. Ultra Sunn stalk the stage in silhouette, their analog synths glowing through smoke, while Chachki commands the frame in a corseted black ensemble—equal parts fetish, glamour, and theatre. The effect is both cinematic and intimate, echoing Ultra Sunn’s fusion of EBM precision with coldwave melancholy.
Chachki, celebrated internationally as a performance artist and RuPaul’s Drag Race champion, previously appeared in Mareux’s viral clip for “The Perfect Girl,” embodying its languid menace and fetishized glamour. Here, she channels that same intensity into a darker register, exchanging domestic surrealism for stage-lit austerity and raw seduction.
The track itself is emblematic of Ultra Sunn’s evolution since their 2024 debut album US. Where earlier singles like “Some Ghost Could Follow” and “The Beast In You” wrestled with inner demons and haunted intimacy, “L.A. Drags” carries a sensual tension—part Berlin nightclub, part California daytrip. Driven by EBM and coldwave synths, metallic percussion, and Sam Huge’s cavernous baritone, it suggests both surrender and defiance.
The video, directed by Alejandro Lomeli, culminates in striking tableaux: Violet framed between Gaelle Souflet and Sam Huge in gothic symmetry, or enthroned in flowing black fabric while Sam clings to her lap—a pose slyly recalling Raphael’s Madonna della Sedia, reframed here as post-industrial iconography. Each frame moves seamlessly between music video and fashion editorial, blurring the lines between drag performance and devotional ritual.
Watch the video for “L.A. Drags” below:
Ultra Sunn are gearing up for the release of their forthcoming album, The Beast In You, with an extensive run of tour dates across Europe this fall. The itinerary takes them from late September festival slots in Belgium and the Netherlands to a triumphant album release show in Brussels on October 18th. From there, the duo will carry The Beast In You through Switzerland, Germany, France, and Italy, before pushing further east for a winter leg that brings their sound to Sofia, Athens, Bucharest, Budapest, and Bratislava.
The Beast In You is out October 3rd via Artoffact Records.
Pre-Order the album here
Ultra Sunn — Europe Fall/Winter Tour 2025
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Sept 21 — Firenze, IT — VHS Club
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Sept 27 — Pelt, BE — Pelter Skelter
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Sept 28 — Heerlen, NL — Nieuwe Nor
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Oct 18 — Brussels, BE — La Madeleine (Album Release Party)
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Oct 24 — Eindhoven, NL — Effenaar
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Nov 13 — Bulle, CH — Ebullition
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Nov 14 — Russelsheim, GER — Das Rind
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Nov 15 — Strasbourg, FR — La Laiterie
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Nov 22 — Milano, IT — Slaughter Club
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Nov 26 — Hamburg, GER — Hafenklang
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Nov 27 — Hanover, GER — Glocksee
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Nov 28 — Berlin, GER — Obsidian Echoes
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Nov 29 — Bochum, GER — Obsidian Echoes
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Dec 5 — Sofia, BG — Club Singles
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Dec 6 — Athens, GR — Death Disco
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Dec 12 — Bucharest, RO — Control
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Dec 13 — Budapest, HU — Instant
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Dec 14 — Bratislava, SK — Trnko
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