The Yumis share yet another glowing, irresistible dream-pop gem, tailor-made for basking in the late-summer sun. The group's glorious forthcoming LP Willowbank is out October 6 on Cascine.
As the internet's self-proclaimed most devoted Yumi Zouma fans, we feel pretty comfortable declaring the group's beautiful new sophomore full-length Willowbank their best yet, and our official album of fall 2017. You've already heard the glorious lead single "December", and today we are honored to debut the record's irresistible opening track "Depths (Pt...
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:
Turntable Kitchen recently commissioned Yumi Zouma to cover a classic record in its entirety for the site's Sounds Delicious subscription service. After months of deliberation, the Yumis eventually landed on Oasis' landmark 1995 LP (What's the Story) Morning Glory...
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:
You might recognize "Remember You At All" as one of the dreamiest (and best) tracks on the stellar new Yumi Zouma record Yoncalla, but it was originally written by the group's Sam Perry for his solo project Zen Mantra. The Zen Mantra version is decidedly more psychedelic and warped, and the ghostly, The Fog-inspired new video, directed by Ben Dodd, Frances Carter, Sam Perry, & Lily M
Thanks to Margin Walker, Modelo, the Parish, Club Dada, and everyone in Austin + Dallas who made our Texas Summer shows such an unforgettable couple of nights, and big love to the best possible crew of incredibly talented people for being so amazing: Jessy Lanza, Yumi Zouma, DJ Taye, Kedr Livanskiy, and QUALIATIK. Check our polaroids from the shows below, shot by David on Impossible Project instan
Our Texas Summer 2016 shows happen next week in Austin + Dallas, and we are very excited to announce that multi-faceted Philadelphia producer/singer/visual artist Arielle Herman, aka QUALIATIK, has joined the already amazing lineup of Jessy Lanza, Yumi Zouma, DJ Taye of the Teklife crew, and Kedr Livanskiy...
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...