yoncalla

Lovely New Zealanders Yumi Zouma share the dreamy self-directed video for one of the many highlights from the band's breakthrough 2016 LP Yoncalla (one of our favorite records of last year). The group's Charlie Ryder tells us about the near-deadly perils of filming the apparently more-dangerous-than-it-looks video for "Text From Sweden", the first vid the band has done all on their own:

Directed by Simon Ward:

Yumi Zouma embarks on a massive world tour (New Zealand, Australia, Asia, and Europe) today, and to commemorate the occasion, we're debuting the group's charming new video for "Keep It Close To Me" -- the very first track we ever heard from their lovely debut LP Yoncalla -- shot by the Yumis themselves and edited by Jer Paulin. The band tells us about the self-directed vid:

New Zealand dream-pop heroes Yumi Zouma have become one of our favorite bands over the last couple of years on the strength of two stellar EPs and their irresistible, dreamily danceable live show, and the group's long-awaited debut full-length Yoncalla is finally (almost) here, dropping next week via Cascine...

Yumi Zouma follows up their glorious new single "Keep It Close To Me" with the lovely, tone-setting opening track -- and the group's first truly collaborative song -- from their debut full-length Yoncalla, out May 27th via Cascine. Listen to "Barricade (Matter of Fact)" below, and pre-order the record + get a limited 7" here...

New Zealand's Yumi Zouma is the rare band that became one of our favorites on the strength of one perfect song: the timeless, swaying, instant soft-disco classic "The Brae", which we fell in love with upon first listen back in early 2014...