Indeed such interweb connection is the usual dynamic for this talented indie-dream-pop trio, who have recently gained a heap of online attention for their debut EP, written and recorded whilst living in very separate cities.Īll once active and fellow members of the Christchurch scene, (where Josh and Charlie both played guitar in Bang! Bang! Eche! and Sleepy Age, and Kim of Aviatour and Kim K and the Kilns), the three gradually parted ways when Josh moved to New York two years ago, having scored an internship with Brooklyn-based indie label Captured Tracks. I’m obviously the only one feeling a little apprehensive about four-way Skype-ing as the moment our accounts connect, it seems nothing out of the ordinary for them and they casually catch up on the weather in their respective cities. Amelia Murray had to factor in three different time zones in order to co-ordinate this intriguingly understated band reveal.Ĭhatting with all three members of Yumi Zouma simultaneously involves a four-way Skype conversation between Josh Burgess in New York, Charlie Ryder in Paris, Kim Pflaum in Christchurch, and myself in Auckland. The trio of Christchurch-domiciled vocalist Kim Pflaum, along with former Bang! Bang! Eche! musicians Charlie Ryder and Josh Burgess, is as international as the name suggests. With the scene set by first single A Long Walk Home for Parted Lovers, the four songs on the EP have evinced some wonderfully admiring adjectives such as ‘wistful’, ‘dreamy’, ‘shimmering’ and ‘hopelessly romantic dream-pop’. Who knows where Yumi Zouma got their name, but they promptly, and sensibly, used it for their debut EP, released by New York/London label, Cascine, in February this year.
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