Listen | Yumi Zouma: “Keep It Close To Me”

Published: April 07, 2016

Yumi Zouma - Yoncalla

After the release of their first single “The Brae” at the very start of 2014, New Zealand’s Yumi Zouma has pretty much solidified themselves as a band of note pretty soon after with the release of their first EP. With two rapidly sold out EPs that spawned a combined EP collection, the band is finally poised to make their full length debut late next month with Yoncalla.

 

“Keep It Close To Me”, the first single from Yumi Zouma’s upcoming full length debut, essentially continues right where the band left off albeit with Christie Simpson sliding into Kim Pflaum position as the band’s frontwoman/vocal lead. The band members are still scattered across the globe in New York, Paris, and Auckland and still predominantly writing songs via the Internet but some thing’s have changed: Yumi Zouma has gone from a sort of secret project between friends never to really be shared to a full on touring band and that experience has surely made a mark on their process.  Yoncalla also marks the band closing the distance between somewhat as they shared ideas and worked on it in part together in the same room for the first time.

Where EP II introduced a faster, dancier edge to Yumi Zouma’s soft focused, walking tempo electro pop, “Keep It Close To Me” more closely resembles the moderate pacing of their debut EP.   And yet as much as it’s a return to form, the foursome push forward as well channeling the best of both EP’s into their latest effort to create a wonderfully pop gem featuring subtle, sparse production, affecting vocal hooks, and just a hint of danceability.

 

Yumi Zouma’s debut full length album Yoncalla is out May 27th on Cascine (US)/Arch Hill Recordings (NZ/AU) and Rallye (JP). Pre-order is available now and physical copies include a limited edition 7″ featuring outtakes from the recording sessions.

Indie / Progressive / Jazz
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