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Yumi Zouma's debut album, Yoncalla, due out May 27 on Cascine (and Arch Hill in Australia, Rallye in Japan and Double Deer in Indonesia). The band will embark on a tour in support of Yoncalla that stretches across New Zealand, North America, Europe and Japan starting next month. Dates below.
Where Yumi Zouma’s previous EPs were created in isolation, capturing the nuances of each member’s life half a world away, the new material was given a singular voice. “Yumi Zouma has always been an exercise in refining ideas and collaborating,” reflects guitarist Charlie Ryder, “but this was the first time we weren’t limited or protected by distance. With Yoncalla, the process was different, and it can be scary to present raw ideas to your friends ‐ but it’s also incredible to see songs evolve through the sparks of inspiration that bounce between people in the same room.” That intimacy is apparent on Yoncalla ‐ an album about being close to people, rather than miles apart. Yumi Zouma’s effortless waves of harmony have been redefined and the creative process laid bare to expose an act more unguarded and interconnected than ever before.
Additionally, Yoncalla sees Yumi Zouma continue their tradition of creating collectable vinyl releases, with the new album including a limited grey 7” that includes two studio outtakes from the recording sessions. The 7” will be bundled with the first 500 copies of the Yoncalla 12”. These outtakes are exclusive to the limited edition vinyl and will not appear digitally.
To capture the concepts on Yoncalla, New Zealand visual artist Henrietta Harris was tapped to create the cover art, illustrating the band together on a front cover for the first time.
TOUR DATES
*tickets @ www.yumizouma.com
May 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Brick + Mortar (w/ Maria Usbeck)
May 26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Los Globos (w/ Maria Usbeck)
May 28 - Brooklyn, NY @ National Sawdust (w/ Maria Usbeck)
June 2 - Boston, MA @ Middle East
June 8 - Washington, DC @ DC9
June 10 - Montreal, QC @ Brasserie Beaubien
June 11 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
June 21 - London, UK @ Moth Club (tickets)
June 22 - Paris, FR @ Point Ephémère (tickets)
June 23 - Amsterdam, NL @ Sugar Factory Small Hall
June 24 - Berlin, DE @ Karrera Klub Birthday Bash at Bi Nuu
June 29 - Austin, Texas @ The Parish (w/ Jessy Lanza, DJ Taye and Kedr Livanskiy)
June 30 - Dallas, Texas @ Club Dada (w/ Jessy Lanza, DJ Taye and Kedr Livanskiy)
July 1 - McAllen, Texas @ Yerberia Cultura
September 12 - Tokyo, Japan @ WWW
September 13 - Nagoya, Japan @ Tokuzo
September 14 - Osaka, Japan @ Pangea
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